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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 21 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
light snow
light snow
 km/h
35
S
40
SSW
15
SW
15
W
40
SW
20
W
35
WNW
35
SW
25
W
40
WSW
55
SW
30
W
70
W
55
WNW
50
W
15
WNW
35
WSW
25
WSW
4
6
1
4
6
2
5
2
2
4
2
3
max °C
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-21
-21
-20
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-20
-19
-18
-18
-19
min °C
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-21
-21
-22
-23
-22
-23
-22
-20
-19
-18
-19
-21
-36
-36
-34
-31
-35
-33
-35
-34
-33
-40
-39
-37
-40
-36
-32
-26
-32
-36
3800
3950
3150
3900
4150
3400
3950
4100
3600
3800
3800
3350
3700
4150
3250
4000
4200
3500
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5700
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5700
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-25-25-24-24-25-25-25-25-25-27-26-26-25-24-23-22-23-23-22-21-21-21-21-22-21-21-22-23-22-22-22-20-19-18-19-20-15-15-16-14-14-16-14-14-16-15-16-17-15-14-14-12-13-15-8-8-10-7-7-10-7-7-9-8-9-11-8-7-9-6-6-10-1-1-400-410-4-1-2-5-1-1-310-4
Sunrise
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:54
Sunset
6:08
6:09
6:09
6:10
6:10
6:12

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun morning, min -22°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Thu morning, min -23°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

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
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 m
Mid: sky obscured
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.
2 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.6 km
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
29° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: overcast
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 160 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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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