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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 08 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
20
W
20
SW
55
WSW
55
SW
25
WSW
35
WNW
50
WNW
60
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
20
WNW
10
SW
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
60
WNW
55
WNW
1
4
1
2
8
2
2
2
1
1
4
5
1
2
2
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-17
-15
-16
-17
-16
-17
-18
-19
-18
-19
-19
-18
-18
min °C
-22
-21
-23
-22
-21
-19
-16
-18
-18
-17
-17
-20
-19
-18
-21
-20
-19
-20
-32
-32
-39
-39
-33
-31
-30
-31
-32
-30
-30
-27
-26
-31
-32
-32
-35
-36
3650
4000
3300
3850
4000
3100
3950
4400
3700
4350
4400
3800
3950
4300
3650
3850
4250
3750
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-26-25-25-26-24-21-19-21-21-20-21-22-23-22-23-24-22-22-22-21-22-22-21-18-16-17-18-17-17-19-19-18-20-20-19-19-15-14-16-15-14-14-11-11-13-11-11-14-13-12-14-13-12-13-9-8-11-8-7-9-5-5-7-4-5-8-6-6-8-7-6-8-1-1-5-1-1-412-232-311-201-2
Sunrise
5:41
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
Sunset
6:19
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21
6:22

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -23°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, gales from the W by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Sat morning, min -21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
thunderstorm
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
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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