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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Fri 26 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
6
4
1
4
1
2
5
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-9
min °C
-6
-7
-7
-5
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-11
-12
-12
-11
-15
-11
-11
-13
-11
-13
-14
-12
-12
-14
-13
-15
-16
Freezing level m
6050
5900
5950
6150
5900
5850
6050
5800
5800
6000
5850
5900
6050
5750
5900
6000
5650
Cloud base (m)
5900
5650
5650
5800
5650
5700
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5850
5800
5700
6500
5700
5850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-10-11-9-10-11-9-10-11-10-10-10-9-11-12-12-13-6-7-7-5-7-7-6-7-7-6-7-7-6-8-8-8-91-111-1-11-1-10-1-10-1-1-1-3757756756656757751411141411131311121211121312141412
Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:05
Sunset
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58

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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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -10°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
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
52 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
52 minutes 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.
2 hours ago
20° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
52 minutes 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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