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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 18 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
50
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
5
SW
15
NW
25
W
40
W
15
WNW
40
W
25
WNW
1
1
1
3
1
2
9
6
3
3
2
1
max °C
-23
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-21
-20
-20
-22
-22
-21
min °C
-24
-22
-23
-22
-21
-21
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-22
-21
-21
-24
-23
-22
-22
-41
-35
-35
-32
-33
-34
-30
-32
-34
-37
-34
-22
-30
-33
-38
-33
-36
-34
3600
3900
2900
3700
4050
3050
3700
4000
3100
3800
4000
3500
3750
4050
3050
3650
3950
2950
Cloud base (m)
5900
5550
5600
5700
5550
5550
5550
5550
5650
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-28-26-26-26-25-24-25-25-25-26-25-25-25-24-26-27-26-25-24-22-23-22-21-21-21-21-22-22-21-22-21-21-22-23-22-22-17-16-17-15-15-16-15-15-16-15-15-16-15-14-17-16-16-17-9-9-12-8-8-10-8-8-11-8-8-10-8-8-11-9-9-11-2-3-6-1-1-5-1-1-5-1-1-4-1-1-5-2-2-6
Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:01
6:00
5:58
Sunset
6:07
6:07
6:08
6:08
6:09
6:09

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Thu afternoon, min -24°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Wed night, light winds from the W by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Sun afternoon, min -24°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
44 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 127).
0
297 km S
44m alt.
44 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 350).
5.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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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