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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 23 May Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
mod snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
mod. snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
 km/h
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
20
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
N
5
N
5
E
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
 cm 
2
5
3
9
9
2
7
6
1
1
1
8
10
1
2
 mm 
max°C
-12
-11
-11
-11
-10
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-8
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
min°C
-12
-11
-12
-12
-10
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-11
-10
-9
-10
-10
-8
-9
chill°C 
-22
-21
-22
-18
-14
-19
-16
-15
-19
-19
-17
-15
-15
-12
-14
-17
-14
-16
Freezing level (m
5050
5300
5050
5200
5400
5050
5300
5500
5350
5350
5600
5300
5450
5650
5400
5500
5700
5350
Cloud base (m)
5650
5700
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5600
5600
6050
6200
5600
5650
5750
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-16-15-15-15-14-14-14-13-14-13-12-13-14-13-13-14-12-12-12-11-12-12-10-11-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-8-9-6-5-6-5-4-5-4-3-5-4-3-4-4-3-4-3-2-412122133234244344289789799891081111911118
Sunrise
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:46
6:46
6:47

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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 well below freezing (max -9°C on Sun afternoon, min -12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon afternoon, min -11°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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
-
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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
32° C
Haze -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
42 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
42 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
42 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (14 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
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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