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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
4
5
1
1
1
max °C
-14
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
min °C
-14
-14
-15
-13
-12
-13
-13
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-23
-22
-20
-21
-22
-22
-23
-20
-20
-20
-18
-19
-20
-18
-17
-14
-15
-18
4750
4900
4400
4900
5100
4900
5000
5300
5000
5150
5450
5150
5500
5750
5500
5700
5850
5450
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5750
5700
5550
5550
5650
5600
5600
5650
5600
6000
5650
5900
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49
6:50
6:50

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Sat afternoon, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

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.
1 hour ago
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
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.
1 hour ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
293 km NE
5041m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 119).
6
319 km S
37m alt.
49 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 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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