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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Thu 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
 km/h
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
0
SSW
10
W
5
NW
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSW
 cm 
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
1
15
13
1
5
21
 mm 
max°C
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
min°C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-10
-9
-8
-9
chill°C 
-12
-13
-14
-13
-14
-15
-13
-13
-14
-8
-12
-12
-11
-8
-14
-13
-11
-12
Freezing level (m
5600
5700
5650
5700
5800
5700
5700
5750
5650
5700
5800
5600
5700
5750
5600
5600
5750
5500
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5650
5650
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5700
5600
5600
5650
5550
5600
6750
5750
5600
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Sunrise
5:43
5:45
5:45
5:45
5:46
5:46
Sunset
5:59
5:58
5:57
5:55
5:54
5:53

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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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Thu morning). 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 -7°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
Clouds dissolving.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
214 km S
41m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
clear
Haze
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
2 km
Mid: overcast
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
moderate rain
Rain
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: overcast
241 km SSW
83m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
280 km SE
208m alt.
1 hour ago
30° C
moderate rain
Rain
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: overcast
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 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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