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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Mon 22 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Days 5–7 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 Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
10
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
0
S
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
SW
15
N
10
N
15
W
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
7
25
1
4
11
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-7
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-6
-7
 chill °C
-14
-16
-14
-16
-15
-14
-12
-14
-10
-7
-7
-7
-13
-13
-12
-13
-13
-10
-13
Freezing level m
5750
5700
6000
5750
5800
5950
5700
5900
6050
5800
5950
6150
5850
6050
6200
5800
5850
5950
5800
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5900
5600
5750
6050
5600
5650
5850
5650
5850
5700
5600
6300
5600
5600
5700
5550
5600
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Sunrise
5:01
5:01
5:03
5:03
5:03
5:03
Sunset
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58
6:58

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon night, min -8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Thu 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
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
465 km S
10m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
502 km WSW
1306m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 230).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
599 km SW
216m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Calcutt / um Dum Airport
633 km S
216m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
659 km SW
116m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 km
Low: scattered
715 km WSW
77m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
735 km SSW
652m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
clear
Mist -.
22
Moderate winds from the WSW
(22 kph at 250).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
735 km SSW
652m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
clear
Mist -.
15
Light winds from the WSW
(15 kph at 250).
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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