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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Wed 26 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5750
5800
5700
5600
5900
5700
5600
5600
5600
5650
5800
5600
5600
5900
5600
5650
km/h
15
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
W
0
SE
5
N
10
E
5
ENE
10
N
15
NE
15
E
15
NNE
10
N
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Snowflake cm
2
2
7
4
8
6
1
4
25
1
2
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-7
-6
-5
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-9
 chill °C
-13
-9
-5
-11
-8
-9
-10
-7
-9
-11
-10
-10
-14
-13
-13
-14
Freezing level m
5800
6050
6150
5900
6050
6150
5950
5900
6050
5900
5900
6050
5800
5850
5900
5650
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Sunrise
5:33
5:33
5:35
5:35
5:35
Sunset
6:24
6:22
6:22
6:21
6:20

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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 below freezing (max -5°C on Thu morning, 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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat night, min -9°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
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
27°C
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour 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: scattered
280 km SE
208m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 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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