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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 22 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Days 7–9 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

Days 10–12 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Tue night, min -28°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue night, extremely windy from the WSW by Wed night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light snow
snow showers
clear
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
40
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
70
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
10
NW
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
W
55
WNW
50
NW
60
W
60
W
55
WNW
65
WNW
100
WNW
85
WNW
60
WNW
45
W
70
WNW
65
WNW
90
W
80
W
55
W
85
WNW
50
W
45
W
60
W
45
W
45
W
115
WSW
 cm 
3
1.0
1.0
4
3
3
1.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
3
1.0
2.0
2.0
1.0
 mm 
max°C
-29
-28
-28
-31
-32
-32
-32
-31
-31
-32
-31
-29
-28
-27
-26
-27
-26
-25
-28
-27
-25
-24
-22
-23
-24
-26
-25
-24
-24
-24
-24
-23
-22
-23
-23
-24
min°C
-29
-30
-30
-32
-32
-32
-32
-31
-32
-33
-32
-31
-28
-27
-27
-28
-26
-27
-28
-27
-26
-24
-24
-24
-25
-26
-26
-25
-24
-26
-24
-24
-24
-24
-24
-25
chill°C 
-46
-46
-49
-53
-51
-45
-43
-44
-42
-49
-51
-51
-45
-44
-43
-47
-45
-46
-47
-47
-46
-44
-42
-41
-45
-45
-46
-45
-41
-47
-41
-40
-38
-41
-40
-48
Freezing level (m
3200
3550
2500
2950
3300
2650
2850
3350
2400
3150
3500
2550
3500
3800
2750
3400
3900
2900
3450
3800
2850
3900
4100
3450
3450
3950
3200
3700
4000
3050
3700
4050
3550
3500
3850
2750
Cloud base (m)
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5550
5850
5600
6600
5750
5550
5600
5550
5550
6350
5850
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-29-29-29-32-32-32-32-31-32-33-32-30-28-27-27-28-26-26-28-27-26-24-23-24-25-26-26-25-24-25-24-24-23-24-24-25-25-25-26-28-28-28-28-27-28-28-27-27-24-23-23-24-22-23-24-23-23-20-20-20-21-22-23-21-21-22-21-20-20-20-21-22-18-18-21-20-21-22-21-21-22-21-20-21-17-17-18-16-16-18-17-16-17-14-14-15-15-15-17-15-15-17-14-14-15-14-14-17-12-12-15-14-13-16-14-14-16-13-13-15-10-10-12-10-9-12-10-9-12-7-7-10-9-8-11-8-9-11-8-8-10-8-9-12-5-5-10-6-6-9-7-7-10-6-6-9-3-3-7-3-3-7-3-2-60-1-5-2-1-5-2-3-6-1-2-5-3-3-8
Sunrise
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:26
6:26
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
Sunset
5:52
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
6:00
6:00

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Extremely cold (max -28°C on Sat afternoon, min -32°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Thu night, min -33°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the W by Thu night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 6-9):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Extremely cold (max -22°C on Sat afternoon, min -28°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the WNW on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night).

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.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours 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 -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Haze -.
19
Light winds from the NNW
(19 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
293 km NE
5041m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (10 kph from 43 degs) was rejected.
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
3.0 km
Low: 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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