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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sun 06 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
 km/h
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
 cm 
2
1
1
4
1
 mm 
max°C
-2
-2
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
0
0
-1
0
0
0
1
1
0
min°C
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
0
1
0
chill°C 
-5
-6
-9
-7
-5
-9
-4
-4
-4
-4
-5
-6
-4
-2
-3
-3
1
-2
Freezing level (m
5650
5700
5450
5750
5900
5600
5800
5950
5700
5850
6000
5750
5850
6050
5850
6000
6150
6050
Cloud base (m)
7150
6400
5650
5850
5700
5600
5650
5650
5600
5700
5700
5650
5850
5700
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:09
Sunset
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:57

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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 Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Fri morning, min -2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 6000 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
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
20° C
Fog, sky visible, thinning.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
500 m
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SW
(7 kph at 220).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
moderate rain
Continuous moderate rain.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 70).
1 km
Mid: overcast
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2 km
Mid: overcast
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
2 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
light rain
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken

* 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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