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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 06 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night).

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
70
WSW
60
WSW
80
WSW
45
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
20
W
35
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
20
WSW
15
WNW
3
5
1
4
2
2
2
2
5
7
3
1
2
3
2
max °C
-20
-20
-21
-23
-22
-21
-22
-20
-20
-21
-20
-20
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-17
min °C
-21
-21
-23
-23
-22
-23
-24
-21
-22
-21
-21
-21
-18
-16
-17
-16
-15
-22
-39
-38
-42
-39
-35
-35
-37
-32
-37
-36
-35
-31
-31
-30
-32
-30
-24
-29
3850
4050
3350
3650
3900
3700
3700
4050
3550
3900
4000
3300
3950
4450
3900
4100
4500
3650
Cloud base (m)
5650
5550
5550
5550
5650
5550
5750
5550
5700
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-26-27-26-26-28-25-25-25-25-23-21-20-20-19-19-23-21-21-22-23-22-22-23-21-21-21-21-21-18-16-17-16-15-20-14-14-16-16-15-16-16-14-16-14-14-15-12-11-12-10-10-14-7-7-9-9-9-10-9-8-10-7-8-9-5-4-7-4-4-9-1-1-3-2-2-4-2-1-4-1-1-412-222-3
Sunrise
5:43
5:41
5:41
5:39
5:37
5:37
Sunset
6:17
6:17
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Mon morning, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -22°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat 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.
2 hours ago
clear
-
13
Light winds from the NNW
(13 kph at 340).
10.0 km
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
231 km S
35m alt.
4 hours ago
23° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: few
280 km SE
208m alt.
4 hours ago
23° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 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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