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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Thu 03 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
cloud
some clouds
light snow
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5650
5700
5650
5650
5600
5700
5700
5650
5600
5650
5600
km/h
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
0
WNW
5
N
5
SW
10
W
10
NW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-11
-11
-14
-12
-11
-11
-7
-9
-12
-10
-9
-10
-7
-11
-10
-12
-11
-14
Freezing level m
5750
5900
5750
5750
6000
5800
5850
6000
5850
5900
6000
5850
5900
5950
5850
5850
5900
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-10-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-10-10-11-7-7-8-7-6-7-7-6-7-7-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-1-1-2-10-1-10-1-10-1-1-1-2-1-1-2565666665665665655111211111211121211131211131211121211
Sunrise
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:39
5:39
Sunset
6:16
6:15
6:15
6:13
6:12
6:10

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun morning, min -8°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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: broken
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
20°C
State of sky unchanged.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: few
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 70).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
33°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken

* 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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