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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Sun 24 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Sun
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
km/h
70
WSW
5
NW
30
SW
40
WSW
10
WNW
25
SW
40
SW
15
WSW
35
SSW
20
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
Snow map
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
7
2
1
4
2
4
3
max °C
-9
-11
-12
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-11
-12
-11
-10
-12
-11
-10
min °C
-9
-12
-12
-11
-12
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-12
-13
-12
-11
-12
-22
-16
-22
-22
-16
-22
-23
-20
-24
-20
-17
-20
-18
-18
-18
-17
-22
5400
4900
4950
5250
5050
5050
5150
5050
4950
5150
4900
4950
5200
4900
5100
5250
5100
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5750
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-15-16-15-15-16-16-15-16-15-15-16-15-15-15-14-15-9-12-12-11-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-12-12-11-11-4-6-6-5-6-6-6-7-6-5-6-7-5-6-6-5-52-111-111-111-111-122185786776775775887
Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:01
Sunset
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47
6:47

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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. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -13°C on Wed morning). Mainly gales.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Thu night, min -13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

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.
3 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the SSE
(28 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
16° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
1.7 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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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