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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 15 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
15
W
15
W
30
WSW
30
WNW
50
WSW
45
WSW
25
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
20
WNW
30
NW
30
W
35
W
25
WSW
40
WSW
15
WSW
1
8
4
5
1
1
2
5
3
max °C
-22
-22
-22
-23
-24
-24
-27
-25
-25
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-21
min °C
-23
-22
-24
-24
-24
-27
-27
-25
-25
-24
-22
-23
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-32
-31
-40
-42
-41
-38
-40
-41
-40
-40
-36
-35
-34
-34
-35
-32
-35
-32
3800
3950
3250
3400
3750
2500
3250
3600
2750
3750
4000
2850
3950
4100
3100
3700
4050
3350
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5850
5800
9200
5900
5600
5650
5550
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-27-26-27-28-28-29-31-29-29-27-26-26-25-25-24-25-25-25-23-22-23-24-24-26-27-25-25-23-22-23-21-21-21-21-21-21-15-15-18-17-17-20-20-19-20-16-16-17-14-14-16-15-14-16-8-8-11-10-10-14-12-12-14-9-9-11-7-7-11-8-7-10-1-1-6-3-3-8-5-5-8-1-2-61-1-6-10-5
Sunrise
6:07
6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
Sunset
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:07
6:08

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sun morning, min -27°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, near gales from the WSW by Mon morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Fri afternoon, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW 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.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (37 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
7.0 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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
16° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
19° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: overcast
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 110).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
25° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Mist -.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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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