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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Tue 17 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
 km/h
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
W
25
NNW
25
NW
45
NNW
 cm 
2
1
3
6
3
1
4
2
22
4
2
1
6
2
15
4
 mm 
max°C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-11
-13
-12
-13
-13
-11
-11
-12
-11
-11
min°C
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-11
-10
-12
-14
-13
-14
-13
-12
-12
-12
-11
-14
chill°C 
-17
-17
-15
-16
-17
-16
-17
-16
-18
-21
-23
-22
-23
-21
-18
-20
-21
-20
-25
Freezing level (m
5900
5950
6000
5950
5850
6000
5850
5900
6000
5750
5800
5900
5600
5750
5950
5600
5750
5950
5550
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
7200
6750
6500
7000
5600
6150
6000
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-11-10-12-14-13-14-13-12-12-12-11-13-6-6-6-6-7-6-7-7-6-8-9-8-10-9-8-8-8-7-9-101-1-10-1-10-2-2-1-3-2-1-2-2-1-2566666566567567466411121211121211121211141412141310121211
Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
5:01
Sunset
6:55
6:57
6:57
6:57
6:57
6:58

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Tue night, min -11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -11°C on Fri night, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7570 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 5 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: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
20° C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
50 m
Mid: sky obscured
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
clear
Haze
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
33° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
moderate rain
Clouds dissolving.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
3 hours ago
33° C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
34° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: 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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