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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 22 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the NNW by Mon night).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
NW
30
NW
50
N
40
NNW
20
NNW
0
SSW
15
S
20
S
10
SW
15
ENE
15
NE
10
W
0
WNW
15
SSW
20
NW
10
NW
25
WNW
35
NNW
1
2
1
1
5
2
1
1
19
2
2
6
3
max °C
-18
-17
-18
-17
-16
-16
-15
-15
-16
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-13
-14
-14
-16
min °C
-19
-17
-19
-18
-16
-16
-15
-16
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-14
-17
-26
-28
-34
-32
-25
-23
-23
-26
-24
-23
-23
-19
-15
-21
-24
-21
-24
-29
4450
4700
4000
4700
4950
4600
4950
4950
4250
4700
4850
4350
4700
4900
4400
4800
4950
4300
Cloud base (m)
6450
8000
6200
9650
6900
5550
9350
5650
5550
6200
5550
5600
5650
5550
5650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29
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 -15°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -13°C on Sun night, min -17°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, gales from the NNW by Mon 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
56 minutes ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
thunderstorm
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
56 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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