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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 13 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
WSW
40
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
25
WNW
20
W
5
N
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
45
WSW
70
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
35
WNW
45
NW
30
W
25
W
4
9
2
8
1
3
7
7
1
3
max °C
-18
-19
-20
-21
-20
-21
-22
-21
-22
-23
-23
-24
-26
-25
-24
-22
-21
-21
min °C
-19
-20
-22
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-24
-24
-23
-26
-27
-25
-25
-23
-22
-22
-34
-35
-34
-31
-31
-33
-22
-30
-34
-43
-39
-39
-42
-40
-40
-39
-35
-32
4250
4250
3300
3950
4150
3650
3800
3950
3650
3600
3800
2500
3250
3600
2700
3800
4000
2900
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5650
5700
5550
5550
5600
5550
5850
5600
5600
5550
5900
5600
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-22-23-25-25-25-25-27-26-26-28-28-28-31-29-28-27-26-25-19-20-21-21-21-22-22-22-23-24-23-25-27-25-25-23-22-22-12-13-15-14-14-16-15-15-17-16-17-19-19-19-19-16-16-17-5-6-9-7-7-10-8-8-11-10-10-14-12-12-14-8-9-1221-41-1-4-1-2-4-3-3-9-5-5-8-1-2-6
Sunrise
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:03
Sunset
6:05
6:05
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Fri morning, min -24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Wed afternoon, min -27°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
Fog, sky not visible, no change.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
200 m
Mid: sky obscured
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.4 km
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
moderate rain
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
1.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 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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