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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5750
5550
5650
5850
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
5
S
0
SW
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
N
5
N
5
S
5
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
3
5
1
1
 mm
max °C
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-1
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
 chill °C
-1
-1
-6
-5
-5
-8
-7
-5
-5
-2
-2
-4
-4
-4
-8
-6
-5
-6
Freezing level m
5800
5800
5550
5700
5750
5500
5550
5750
5600
5750
5850
5650
5650
5750
5650
5700
5800
5650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
6:09
6:08
6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04

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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. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Wed morning, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
23°C
light rain
Continuous light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 220).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
thunderstorm
Clouds dissolving.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
35°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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