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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 05 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
5
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
40
SW
15
N
5
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
max °C
-9
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-7
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-13
-15
-17
-16
-15
-18
-18
-18
-13
-12
-12
-14
-14
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
5500
5750
5500
5600
5800
5650
5650
5750
5550
5650
5950
5600
5650
5900
5750
5700
5850
5700
Cloud base (m)
5650
5700
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5650
5600
5800
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:52
6:53

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri afternoon, min -9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 290).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the SSW.(Wind varies from 170 to 290 degs)
(17 kph at 200).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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.
2 hours ago
21° C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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