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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 24 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
 km/h
10
SW
20
SSW
20
W
5
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
10
N
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
N
25
NNW
15
NW
15
WSW
5
N
10
SSW
25
W
3
3
1
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
8
4
max °C
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
min °C
-15
-16
-17
-16
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-15
-14
-13
-15
-21
-26
-24
-16
-22
-24
-21
-23
-25
-23
-23
-27
-25
-21
-23
-18
-19
-20
4950
4950
4150
4600
4850
4450
4750
4900
4500
4800
4850
4450
4850
5050
4500
4750
4950
4750
Cloud base (m)
5600
5900
5600
5650
5550
5700
5900
5650
6850
5600
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:20
5:20
Sunset
6:28
6:28
6:29
6:30
6:30
6:30

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sun afternoon, min -17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Wed afternoon, min -16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, calm by Wed 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.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
-
35
Fresh winds from the SSE
(35 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
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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