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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Sun 09 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5700
5700
5650
6200
5800
5800
6150
5900
5700
6000
5700
5900
5850
5650
5700
km/h
20
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
E
15
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
SSE
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Snowflake cm
16
3
4
1
5
1
1
5
6
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-9
-9
-7
-8
-8
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-16
-13
-13
-16
-14
-12
-13
-13
-11
-12
-10
-10
-10
-9
-9
-10
Freezing level m
5600
5650
5900
5700
5850
6050
5900
6150
6200
6000
6150
6250
6000
6200
6250
6050
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Sunrise
5:24
5:24
5:26
5:26
5:26
Sunset
6:40
6:39
6:38
6:37
6:37

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri afternoon, min -6°C on Wed 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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 350).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
1 hour 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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