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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 12 Apr Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
50
WNW
70
WNW
80
W
75
WNW
55
WNW
30
WNW
50
W
60
W
30
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
2
2
1
2
1
1
max °C
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-16
-17
-17
-18
-17
-17
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-15
min °C
-19
-18
-18
-18
-18
-18
-16
-17
-19
-18
-18
-19
-18
-17
-16
-15
-15
-16
-35
-34
-35
-35
-33
-30
-30
-32
-33
-32
-31
-30
-31
-29
-27
-26
-26
-24
3950
4350
3750
4200
4450
3600
4450
4500
3850
4300
4450
3900
4450
4650
3950
4750
4900
4400
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5600
5650
5600
5550
5550
5550
5650
6750
6000
5600
5550
5650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:35
5:35
5:33
5:33
5:31
5:31
Sunset
6:21
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:23

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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 Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -16°C on Tue morning, min -19°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -15°C on Fri morning, min -19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
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
11° C
State of sky unchanged.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: overcast
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
clear
Fog -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
0.2 km
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
Haze -.
17
Light winds from the NNW
(17 kph at 330).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
Mist
4
Calm
(4 kph at 30).
2.5 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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