Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Wed 09 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5800
5550
5600
5600
5650
5700
5600
5550
5600
5600
5700
5600
km/h
0
NNE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
10
W
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
1
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-7
-9
-9
-7
-9
-9
-7
-8
 chill °C
-8
-13
-14
-11
-16
-18
-18
-14
-11
-10
-9
-12
-12
-15
-14
-12
-14
Freezing level m
5750
5600
5650
5750
5450
5500
5600
5500
5750
5850
5600
5600
5800
5550
5600
5800
5750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:39
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
6:09
6:08
6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Fri morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Sat 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 70).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
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
23°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
light rain
Light rain .
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 10 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi Airport
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 10).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
lightning 64km N of Lhasa
252 km NNE
4619m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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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