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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sat 04 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
km/h
35
ENE
20
E
20
NE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
NE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
3
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-5
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-8
-8
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
 chill °C
-17
-15
-12
-14
-13
-11
-10
-8
-9
-5
-9
-8
-8
-10
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
Freezing level m
5800
5850
6050
5900
6050
6200
6050
6150
6300
6200
6200
6250
6100
6100
6150
6000
6000
6150
6100
Cloud base (m)
5650
5950
5950
5650
6000
5750
5700
6600
5550
5600
5650
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5600
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-12-10-10-10-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-6-7-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-5-5-2-11-1111221121111111577688788787777677711131412141412151412141413131312131312
Sunrise
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:07
Sunset
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Thu 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
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 240).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
46 minutes 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
319 km S
37m alt.
46 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
371 km S
112m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
5 km
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 km
424 km S
2m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
5 km
435 km SSE
23m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
6 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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