Gangkhar Puensum weather
– Lat/Long: 28.05° N 90.45° E

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
clear
cloudy
clear
 km/h
10
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
25
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
50
WNW
60
NW
65
WNW
60
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
1
5
1
2
1
3
2
1
max °C
-25
-24
-24
-25
-24
-24
-25
-25
-24
-23
-24
-19
-16
-15
-14
-13
-13
-14
min °C
-25
-24
-26
-25
-24
-25
-25
-25
-25
-23
-24
-24
-17
-15
-15
-14
-13
-15
-34
-36
-34
-35
-34
-38
-37
-38
-34
-36
-36
-38
-31
-30
-30
-28
-28
-31
3250
3650
2600
3400
3750
2600
3250
3600
2600
3050
3600
2700
3850
4250
3050
4200
4500
3500
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5600
6500
5700
5600
5850
5550
5650
5600
5600
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:57

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Sun afternoon, min -26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, stormy winds from the WNW by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Gangkhar Puensum. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Bhutan.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
2° C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
8.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
47 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 355 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.

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