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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 27 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
km/h
35
SW
30
SSW
0
ENE
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
max °C
-14
-13
-12
-14
-13
-13
-13
-12
-11
-12
-10
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-8
-9
min °C
-14
-13
-14
-14
-13
-15
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-26
-23
-22
-23
-22
-25
-24
-21
-23
-24
-21
-21
-18
-17
-19
-18
-18
-17
4800
4950
4800
4800
5000
4700
4900
5150
4950
4950
5300
5100
5250
5550
5150
5450
5750
5400
Cloud base (m)
5550
5700
5600
5600
5550
5600
5700
5550
5550
5600
5600
5600
5750
5650
5650
6100
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:49
6:49
6:50

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -13°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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.(Wind varies from 100 to 190 degs)
(7 kph at 150).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
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.
1 hour ago
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.3 km
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
293 km NE
5041m alt.
58 minutes ago
-
5
Calm
(5 kph at 134).
8

* 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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