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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Thu 26 Feb 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 -12°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
clear
light snow
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
clear
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
 km/h
60
WNW
70
WNW
65
WNW
80
WNW
90
WNW
95
WNW
45
WNW
90
WNW
60
WNW
65
WNW
70
WNW
80
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
50
WNW
55
NW
45
NW
35
NW
1
2
2
1
max °C
-15
-13
-12
-13
-13
-15
-14
-14
-17
-17
-18
-19
-20
-19
-19
-21
-20
-19
min °C
-16
-14
-13
-13
-14
-15
-14
-16
-18
-18
-18
-20
-20
-19
-21
-21
-20
-20
-31
-29
-28
-28
-31
-32
-27
-33
-34
-34
-34
-38
-37
-35
-38
-37
-35
-34
3800
4250
3150
3700
4400
2900
3900
4300
2900
3800
4150
3050
4050
4300
3450
4050
4400
3450
Cloud base (m)
5650
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5650
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:20
Sunset
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59

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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 -12°C on Thu night, min -18°C on Sat night). Mainly extremely windy.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -17°C on Sun morning, min -21°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue 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
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(20 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
3.3 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Haze
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: few

* 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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