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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Fri 14 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6200
5750
9650
6100
5650
5600
5600
5600
5650
5550
5600
5750
5550
5650
5700
6000
5650
km/h
5
ENE
0
WSW
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
5
SW
5
E
0
S
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
NNW
5
NW
0
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
1
0
2
2
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
min °C
1
-1
1
1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
 chill °C
1
-1
-1
-3
-8
-9
-6
-5
-1
0
-4
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-2
Freezing level m
6150
5900
6150
6300
5950
5700
5800
5750
5900
5950
5850
5900
5900
5700
5800
6000
5750
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Sunrise
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:28
5:30
Sunset
6:37
6:37
6:36
6:35
6:34
6:32

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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 Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon afternoon, min -2°C on Tue 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
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
310 km SSE
1598m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
335 km SSE
1312m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
Mist
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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