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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5650
6050
5700
5700
6100
5650
5650
5650
5550
5750
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
4
3
2
3
7
3
3
1
1
4
1
3
11
 mm
max °C
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
 chill °C
-6
-10
-14
-11
-8
-12
-13
-13
-10
-11
-11
-7
-10
-15
-10
-12
-14
Freezing level m
6000
5850
5900
6050
5900
5900
5900
5850
5900
6050
5800
6000
6050
5750
5800
5950
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-10-10-9-9-10-10-11-11-10-11-10-10-11-11-10-11-6-7-7-6-6-7-7-7-7-6-7-7-6-8-7-7-8-1-1-10-1-1-1-2-10-100-2-1-1-2656665557756656651211121212111111131312131311121211
Sunrise
5:18
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:22
Sunset
6:49
6:49
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:45

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Mon 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
-
7
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 200 degs)
(7 kph at 180).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
24° C
No report.
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.
3 hours ago
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
0.1 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (9 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 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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