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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Wed 15 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
heavy snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
5
SE
5
S
0
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
WSW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
10
N
10
NE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
2
14
6
11
3
2
6
3
1
5
1
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
 chill °C
-9
-8
-6
-9
-6
-8
-8
-10
-11
-12
-11
-7
-13
-14
-13
-12
-13
Freezing level m
6100
6050
6000
6150
6100
6150
6250
6100
5950
6100
5850
5950
6000
5750
5850
5950
5750
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5750
5700
5600
5600
5600
5600
6000
5550
5600
5750
5550
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-9-9-9-11-11-10-11-12-10-11-6-6-6-5-6-5-5-5-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-7-81111122101-100-2-1-1-2767778877766656651312131312141412121312131311131211
Sunrise
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
Sunset
6:55
6:55
6:55
6:54
6:54
6:53

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Wed afternoon, min -6°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat 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.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
139 km SW
4490m alt.
1 hour ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
1 hour 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
22° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
1 hour ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
26° C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: 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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