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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
E
20
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
2
2
1
4
1
2
11
5
1
5
1
2
3
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
 chill °C
-12
-13
-12
-13
-13
-16
-16
-14
-14
-15
-12
-13
-14
-12
-10
-11
-10
-10
-6
Freezing level m
5700
5850
5950
5750
5900
6100
5750
5950
6100
5800
6000
6200
6000
6100
6250
6000
6100
6200
6150
Cloud base (m)
5650
6250
6000
5750
5800
6900
5650
5950
6150
5600
5900
5950
5650
6150
5750
6700
5700
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-11-11-11-10-12-11-10-11-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-8-9-8-8-7-8-7-7-8-7-7-8-6-6-7-6-5-6-6-5-6-2-10-201-211-201-1220211466577587577688687710131310141411141312141412151512151412
Sunrise
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
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 well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sat 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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
33° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 340).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
34° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.5 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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