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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed 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 Fri night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5600
5750
5550
5650
5850
5800
5600
6050
5600
5700
6250
5600
5650
6050
5800
5700
km/h
10
ENE
5
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
E
10
E
10
NE
15
E
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
30
E
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Snowflake cm
5
1
3
2
1
3
1
5
1
2
9
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
 chill °C
-10
-9
-12
-14
-11
-11
-13
-11
-11
-11
-10
-12
-13
-13
-12
-16
Freezing level m
5950
6000
6050
5850
5950
6100
5900
6100
6150
5900
6050
6100
5900
5950
6000
5800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:45
6:44
6:43
6:43
6:42

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed 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 Fri night, min -8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night).

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.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: few
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
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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