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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 15 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
20
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
15
NW
15
WSW
25
WSW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NW
10
N
20
N
25
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
max °C
-14
-12
-12
-14
-12
-13
-13
-12
-12
-13
-12
-12
-14
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
min °C
-14
-13
-14
-14
-12
-14
-14
-12
-14
-13
-12
-14
-14
-14
-13
-13
-11
-12
-23
-23
-22
-22
-21
-22
-22
-22
-19
-20
-18
-22
-19
-23
-24
-19
-17
-18
4800
5050
4750
4800
5100
4600
4900
5150
4750
5000
5200
4850
5050
5250
4950
5300
5450
5100
Cloud base (m)
5700
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5750
5550
5600
5850
5550
5650
6100
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Sunrise
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:05
Sunset
6:39
6:40
6:40
6:42
6:43
6:43

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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 night. Extremely cold (max -12°C on Fri afternoon, min -14°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Wed afternoon, min -14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, light winds from the NW by Wed 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
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
16° C
Mist
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: scattered
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
18° C
clear
Fog -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
0.3 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
clear
Haze
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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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