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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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night
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snow showers
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heavy snow
snow showers
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heavy snow
snow shwrs
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Cloud base (m)
6100
5850
5600
5850
5850
5650
6050
5600
5600
5600
5550
5650
5700
5600
5700
6600
5950
5900
km/h
15
ENE
15
NE
15
E
5
ENE
15
NNE
10
ENE
10
N
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
1
3
2
1
5
4
3
17
2
1
4
1
1
3
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
 chill °C
-12
-12
-13
-9
-12
-12
-10
-12
-15
-13
-14
-15
-13
-12
-15
-15
-11
-12
Freezing level m
6050
6100
5850
6050
6100
5850
6050
6050
5850
5850
5950
5600
5900
6050
5850
6000
6200
6200
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:44
6:43
6:43
6:42
6:40
6:39

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sun 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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.
1 hour ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
1 hour 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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