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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sat 03 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
cloudy
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
65
WNW
65
WNW
80
W
90
W
75
W
85
W
85
W
75
W
75
W
50
W
60
W
75
W
80
W
50
W
90
W
1
max °C
-28
-26
-25
-23
-20
-15
-14
-14
-14
-15
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-17
-17
-16
min °C
-28
-27
-27
-24
-21
-18
-14
-15
-15
-15
-17
-18
-19
-17
-17
-17
-17
-17
-43
-42
-44
-42
-38
-37
-30
-31
-31
-32
-34
-35
-34
-32
-34
-34
-31
-32
2500
3050
2000
2650
3350
2550
3050
3700
2550
2950
3450
2600
3550
3850
3100
3900
4200
3200
Cloud base (m)
5750
5550
5600
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:50
Sunset
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:16
5:17
5:17

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Mon morning, min -28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Sat morning, extremely windy from the WNW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, extremely windy from the W by Thu 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
-1° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
50 minutes ago
6° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
8° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
214 km S
41m alt.
50 minutes ago
14° C
Fog, sky not visible, thinning.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
200 m
Mid: sky obscured
231 km S
35m alt.
50 minutes ago
15° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
500 m
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
50 minutes ago
13° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
50 minutes ago
17° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
301 km SSE
894m alt.
50 minutes ago
11° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
50 minutes ago
11° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
50 minutes ago
10° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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