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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5650
5600
5700
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
SW
30
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-10
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-16
-17
-19
-17
-18
-18
-16
-16
-15
-14
-16
-16
-15
-17
-17
-17
-17
-19
Freezing level m
5400
5550
5400
5400
5600
5450
5550
5650
5500
5600
5700
5500
5600
5650
5500
5500
5600
5400
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-12-13-13-12-12-13-12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-12-13-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-9-9-8-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-3-3-4-3-3-4-3-2-3-2-2-3-3-2-3-3-3-43334434435434433439108910811109111191010910109
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 Fri morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon morning, min -10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 130 to 230 degs)
(11 kph at 160).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Fog -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
0.2 km
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the NW
(17 kph at 310).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
lightning 178km N of Xigaze
325 km NW
4844m alt.
43 minutes ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm
369 km S
19m alt.
3 hours 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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