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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
5
NW
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
0
WSW
15
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
ENE
10
SE
5
E
20
SSE
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Snowflake cm
2
3
1
5
3
9
7
1
6
2
7
2
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-5
-6
-5
-4
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
 chill °C
-5
-6
-8
-8
-9
-6
-11
-10
-7
-12
-14
-12
-12
-15
-13
-10
-17
Freezing level m
6150
6000
6200
6300
6100
6050
6100
5900
5950
6000
5750
5850
5950
5700
5750
5900
5600
Cloud base (m)
5900
5700
6100
5800
5600
5600
5600
5600
5900
5550
5600
5800
5550
5600
5750
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-9-8-8-9-9-9-10-10-10-11-12-11-12-12-11-12-5-6-5-4-6-6-6-7-7-6-8-8-7-8-8-7-91022100-100-2-1-1-2-2-1-3768876666656645641412141412121211131311121210111210
Sunrise
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
5:13
Sunset
6:55
6:55
6:54
6:54
6:53
6:53

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -9°C on Tue night). 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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
20° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.4 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
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
20° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
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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