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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 12 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
55
NW
40
NW
70
WNW
 cm 
 mm 
max°C
-23
-23
-23
-22
-23
-22
-20
-20
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
min°C
-23
-23
-23
-23
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
-22
-22
-24
-23
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
chill°C 
-36
-34
-33
-31
-31
-35
-34
-32
-36
-37
-37
-38
-39
-37
-38
-39
-36
-38
Freezing level (m
3700
3950
3150
3650
4000
3050
3650
4000
3000
3800
4000
3250
3700
3950
3250
3800
4050
3500
Cloud base (m)
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-27-27-27-27-27-25-25-25-26-26-26-27-27-26-27-26-25-24-23-23-23-23-23-22-21-21-23-22-22-23-23-22-23-22-21-21-16-16-17-16-16-17-14-15-17-15-15-17-16-16-17-15-15-15-8-10-11-8-9-11-8-9-11-8-9-11-8-9-11-8-8-9-1-3-6-1-2-6-1-2-6-1-2-5-1-2-50-2-3
Sunrise
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
Sunset
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:05

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Wed night, min -24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon night, gales 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
12° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: clear
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
500 m
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
1 hour ago
9° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
30 km
Mid: clear

* 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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