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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Thu 28 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
km/h
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
5
NW
5
SSW
15
W
20
NW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
max °C
-14
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-11
-11
-11
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-7
-8
min °C
-15
-14
-15
-13
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-11
-10
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-25
-22
-21
-23
-23
-24
-24
-22
-21
-20
-17
-18
-16
-15
-12
-13
-15
-17
4750
4950
4500
4900
5100
4750
5050
5250
5050
5250
5500
5150
5600
5750
5500
5650
5850
5450
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5700
5600
5650
5550
5600
5600
5650
5600
5900
5650
5950
5700
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Sunrise
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49
6:50
6:50

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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 Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue afternoon, min -11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
-
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
219m alt.
4 hours ago
10° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
4 hours ago
24° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
58 minutes ago
20° C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
219m alt.
4 hours ago
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
clear
Haze -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
58 minutes ago
32° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (9 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
58 minutes ago
33° C
-
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
58 minutes ago
30° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
34° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: 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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