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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Mon 27 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
mod snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
cloudy
light snow
light snow
some clouds
mod. snow
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5850
5800
5700
5750
5600
5600
5750
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
km/h
10
ESE
10
NE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
E
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
10
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
10
14
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
 chill °C
-11
-10
-13
-11
-9
-10
-10
-6
-7
-10
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-13
-13
-11
Freezing level m
5950
6100
5900
6050
6100
5950
6000
6050
5900
5900
6050
5900
5950
6050
5850
5850
5850
5800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:16
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:18
5:20
Sunset
6:51
6:50
6:50
6:49
6:49
6:47

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Thu morning). 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
-
22
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 190 degs)
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 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
22° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 250).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
34° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
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.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered

* 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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