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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 07 Mar Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the W by Thu night).

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
 km/h
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
45
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
20
NW
35
NW
20
WNW
25
WSW
15
WNW
30
WSW
1
2
2
1
2
1
4
3
1
4
3
max °C
-15
-16
-16
-17
-16
-17
-19
-18
-19
-20
-18
-18
-19
-18
-18
-17
-16
-17
min °C
-16
-16
-17
-17
-17
-20
-19
-18
-20
-20
-18
-20
-20
-18
-18
-17
-17
-18
-29
-28
-27
-29
-30
-32
-29
-28
-33
-32
-30
-32
-30
-31
-29
-28
-26
-32
4750
4800
4200
4650
4800
4100
4250
4450
3900
4200
4450
3800
4300
4550
4100
4200
4550
3950
Cloud base (m)
5600
5700
5600
5550
6200
5600
5950
5650
5550
5550
5550
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Sunrise
6:16
6:15
6:13
6:13
6:11
6:11
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04

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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 Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Sat morning, min -20°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Thu afternoon, min -20°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales 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 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 SSE
(7 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
2 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 110).
4 km
Mid: clear
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the W
(9 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 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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