Gangkhar Puensum weather
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Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 11 am Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5700
5650
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
10
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
6
2
2
4
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-9
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
 chill °C
-13
-13
-13
-11
-12
-16
-16
-14
-17
-15
-14
-17
-14
-16
-14
-9
-12
-16
Freezing level m
5600
5800
5550
5600
5650
5500
5600
5650
5600
5500
5700
5550
5550
5650
5600
5550
5650
5500
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Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:43
5:43
5:43
Sunset
6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02
6:01
6:00

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Tue morning). 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 140 to 240 degs)
(11 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
139 km SW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
205 km SW
1399m alt.
41 minutes ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
4.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
clear
Mist -.
19
Light winds from the SSW
(19 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
clear
Mist -.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
3.0 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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