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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 03 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
km/h
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
55
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
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2
10
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
6
8
1
3
max °C
-16
-16
-15
-15
-14
-14
-15
-15
-14
-15
-15
-15
-17
-16
-16
-17
-15
-16
min °C
-17
-16
-16
-16
-14
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-19
-18
-16
-17
-23
-22
-25
-22
-28
-28
-28
-26
-28
-28
-26
-30
-30
-29
-26
-23
-21
-17
4450
4600
4150
4500
4750
4250
4450
4700
4250
4400
4650
4300
4450
4550
3950
4200
4650
3850
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:13
5:13
5:13
Sunset
6:32
6:34
6:34
6:35
6:36
6:36

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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 -14°C on Mon afternoon, min -17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Wed morning, min -19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm 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
-
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
47 minutes ago
15° C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 120).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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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