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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
5650
5550
5600
6250
5950
5600
5850
5600
5600
5850
5650
5600
5950
5800
5700
6400
6000
6350
km/h
5
NE
5
NE
15
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
0
min °C
0
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
1
-1
0
0
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
1
0
 chill °C
-2
-2
-5
-2
-3
-5
-2
-2
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-6
-6
-3
-3
-4
Freezing level m
6000
6050
5850
6000
6100
5900
6100
6100
5900
6050
6100
5750
5900
6000
5800
5950
6150
6000
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:24
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:45
6:44
6:43
6:43
6:42
6:40

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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 Wed afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Sat afternoon, min -2°C on Sat 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
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.
1 hour ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.3 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Light rain .
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km

* 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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