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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 09 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WNW
20
W
25
NW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
50
NNW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
20
W
35
WNW
40
NW
40
WNW
30
W
45
WNW
2
2
4
1
4
1
2
6
5
5
4
2
max °C
-18
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-17
-20
-20
-22
-20
-19
-20
min °C
-18
-18
-20
-20
-19
-20
-19
-18
-19
-18
-18
-20
-20
-21
-23
-21
-20
-22
-24
-28
-31
-30
-30
-33
-30
-33
-30
-29
-30
-35
-30
-36
-38
-36
-32
-35
4200
4400
3900
4200
4400
3850
4150
4450
3850
4300
4400
4150
3950
4200
3400
4050
4200
3400
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5650
6000
5550
6000
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
6300
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
6:09
6:09
Sunset
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:05

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -18°C on Mon morning, min -20°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Thu night, min -23°C on Fri 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
293 km NE
5041m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
Wind obs. (8 kph from 165 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Haze -.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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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