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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Fri 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 -6°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5800
5650
5700
5600
5650
5600
5600
5550
5600
6350
5550
5600
5950
5650
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
5
SE
0
NNW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
0
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
3
11
1
4
2
2
13
10
1
2
7
1
2
4
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
min °C
-7
-5
-6
-6
-5
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-7
-5
-8
-10
-9
-7
-6
-9
-10
-10
-11
-12
-11
-11
-8
-8
-7
-12
Freezing level m
6000
6150
6050
6050
6150
5950
6000
6100
5950
6000
5950
5700
5750
5900
5600
5650
5800
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-11-10-11-11-11-12-12-11-11-7-5-6-6-5-6-6-6-7-7-6-8-8-7-8-8-7-811111-111-10-1-2-2-1-3-2-1-2776776776765564554141412131312131312131110121210111110
Sunrise
5:33
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:37
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:21
6:20
6:19
6:17

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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 night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Fri 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 -6°C on Mon morning, min -8°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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
241 km SSW
83m alt.
3 hours ago
36°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
244 km SSE
72m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
54 minutes ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
286 km SW
1259m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
Mist
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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