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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Wed 05 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed 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 below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
6100
5650
5600
5950
5650
5650
5850
5550
5600
6050
5550
5650
6150
6000
5900
km/h
15
NNE
20
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
N
15
NE
20
NNE
10
N
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
5
3
1
4
1
2
1
1
3
1
2
14
1
6
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-6
-7
 chill °C
-12
-13
-10
-12
-14
-11
-12
-12
-10
-12
-12
-14
-11
-15
-13
-11
-14
Freezing level m
6050
5850
6000
6100
5850
6050
6100
5950
6100
6100
5950
6000
6000
5650
5900
6100
5850
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:24
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:45
6:44
6:43
6:43
6:42
6:40

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed 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 below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
4.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
0.1 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 70).
6.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
26° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 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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