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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
cloudy
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5750
5800
5600
5700
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5650
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
5
2
1
2
4
1
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
 chill °C
-11
-13
-14
-12
-11
-13
-10
-7
-14
-12
-11
-14
-7
-7
-11
-12
-11
-11
Freezing level m
5850
5900
5750
5850
5850
5600
5800
5900
5700
5700
5900
5800
5800
5900
5800
5800
5900
5750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-11-11-11-12-11-10-12-11-10-11-11-10-11-11-10-11-7-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-7-7-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-1-2-10-2-1-1-2665555664555665565131211121210121210111211121211111211
Sunrise
5:35
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:37
Sunset
6:19
6:17
6:16
6:15
6:15
6:13

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Fri 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).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
46 minutes ago
20°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
200 m
Mid: sky obscured
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
Fog -.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
0.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
241 km SSW
83m alt.
46 minutes ago
30°C
State of sky unchanged.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
4 km
Mid: overcast
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: overcast
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 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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