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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 03 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
SE
0
SW
0
SSE
10
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
2
2
9
7
1
3
1
2
1
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-5
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-4
-6
-5
-4
-6
 chill °C
-14
-14
-14
-14
-15
-15
-13
-13
-14
-10
-11
-10
-9
-8
-6
-5
-4
-10
Freezing level m
5850
6100
5800
6000
5950
5750
5950
6100
6000
6150
6300
6050
6150
6300
6150
6100
6250
6050
Cloud base (m)
5850
6300
5650
5950
5600
5600
6050
5750
5700
5900
6200
5800
6100
5650
5600
5650
5600
5600
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Sunrise
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:07
5:07
5:07
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Sat night, light winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°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
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 190).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 30).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
36° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
thunderstorm
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
377 km SSE
35m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 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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