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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 09 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
clear
 km/h
110
WSW
65
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
30
NW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
NW
45
NW
25
NW
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
 cm 
1
 mm 
max°C
-20
-20
-21
-21
-22
-22
-21
-21
-24
-23
-23
-22
-22
-22
-22
-21
-21
-23
min°C
-21
-21
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-22
-24
-23
-23
-23
-22
-23
-22
-21
-22
-23
chill°C 
-40
-37
-36
-36
-35
-36
-35
-35
-37
-39
-35
-32
-31
-32
-32
-35
-36
-36
Freezing level (m
3500
3850
3000
3450
3800
3000
3550
3950
3300
3700
4000
3300
3650
4000
3150
3700
4000
3200
Cloud base (m)
6250
6050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-24-24-25-25-26-25-25-26-27-27-27-27-26-27-26-25-25-27-21-21-22-22-22-22-22-22-24-23-23-23-22-23-22-21-22-23-14-15-17-16-16-17-15-16-18-16-16-17-15-16-17-15-15-17-8-10-12-9-10-11-8-9-12-8-10-11-8-9-11-7-8-11-2-4-6-2-4-6-2-3-6-1-2-5-1-2-5-1-2-5
Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:41
Sunset
5:01
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:02
5:04

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -20°C on Tue morning, min -24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (extremely windy from the WSW on Tue morning, moderate winds from the NW by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -21°C on Sun morning, min -23°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the NW by Sat 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
56 minutes ago
-2° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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.
1 hour ago
15° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
56 minutes ago
-
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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.
56 minutes ago
-
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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