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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Sat 08 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5750
5650
5600
5600
5550
5600
5900
5800
6050
6350
5950
6100
5650
5650
5750
5600
5900
km/h
10
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
SSW
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
1
3
3
1
11
1
2
7
1
1
4
1
5
12
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-7
-6
-5
-6
 chill °C
-12
-12
-16
-14
-14
-14
-12
-12
-14
-13
-11
-11
-11
-10
-12
-9
-9
-9
Freezing level m
5950
6050
5850
5850
5900
5750
5950
6050
5850
6000
6200
6050
6250
6300
6050
6050
6150
6050
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Sunrise
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:26
5:26
Sunset
6:43
6:42
6:40
6:39
6:38
6:37

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7000 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. (7 kph from 170 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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour 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
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 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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