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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Thu 06 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5850
5650
5750
5650
5650
5850
5600
5600
5850
5700
5650
6150
6200
5800
6550
6100
5850
km/h
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
E
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
3
1
3
1
4
8
2
9
4
2
6
1
1
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-5
-6
 chill °C
-12
-12
-10
-12
-13
-10
-11
-12
-15
-13
-15
-13
-12
-15
-15
-10
-12
Freezing level m
6100
5900
6000
6050
5850
5950
6100
5850
5800
6000
5700
6000
6100
5850
6050
6200
6100
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Sunrise
5:22
5:24
5:24
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:44
6:43
6:43
6:42
6:40
6:39

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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 night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Thu afternoon, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -8°C on Sun 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).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: overcast
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
34° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
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.
1 hour ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
34° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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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