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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 10 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
65
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
50
WNW
55
WNW
75
WNW
75
WNW
45
WNW
55
W
65
W
35
W
50
W
40
WNW
30
WNW
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
max °C
-14
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-17
-17
-18
-18
-17
-17
-16
-16
-17
-18
-17
-16
min °C
-14
-18
-18
-16
-17
-18
-18
-18
-19
-19
-17
-18
-17
-16
-18
-18
-17
-18
-28
-32
-32
-29
-30
-32
-33
-31
-34
-37
-34
-32
-32
-31
-33
-33
-30
-30
3900
4350
3550
4500
4500
3500
4000
4350
3600
4000
4450
3900
4500
4600
4050
4300
4550
4150
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5550
5650
5600
5650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
Sunset
6:20
6:21
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22

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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 morning. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WNW 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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
52 minutes ago
13° C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4.5 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: broken
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
52 minutes ago
22° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: overcast
231 km S
35m alt.
52 minutes ago
25° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
52 minutes ago
26° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
52 minutes ago
25° C
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
52 minutes ago
24° C
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
52 minutes ago
28° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
5.0 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
286 km SW
1259m alt.
52 minutes ago
14° C
Mist
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
2.0 km
Mid: overcast

* 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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