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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 21 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
35
W
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
20
NNW
35
N
40
N
30
NNW
20
N
5
S
20
SSW
35
SSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
NNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
WNW
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
1
5
1
1
24
8
max °C
-17
-17
-17
-18
-17
-18
-17
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-16
-14
-15
-14
-14
-14
min °C
-18
-17
-19
-19
-17
-19
-17
-16
-17
-15
-15
-16
-16
-15
-15
-15
-14
-15
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-32
-30
-28
-22
-20
-24
-28
-26
-23
-15
-15
-22
-23
4450
4650
4150
4500
4650
4250
4650
4900
4450
4950
4950
4550
4700
4750
4250
4750
4800
4500
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
6950
6300
6700
6250
8800
6650
6800
5650
5750
5550
5950
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-22-21-21-23-22-23-22-20-20-20-19-20-21-19-18-19-18-19-18-17-18-19-17-19-17-16-17-15-15-16-16-15-15-15-14-15-11-10-12-11-11-12-10-9-10-8-9-10-9-8-10-8-8-9-4-3-6-3-3-6-2-2-40-1-4-2-2-4-2-2-3440541664863652653
Sunrise
5:26
5:26
5:24
5:24
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:25
6:27
6:27
6:28
6:28
6:29

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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 Wed night. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Thu afternoon, min -19°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -14°C on Sat afternoon, min -16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
3 hours ago
4° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNW
(11 kph at 340).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
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
16° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
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
20° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: few
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
thunderstorm
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km

* 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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