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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Thu 02 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

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

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
km/h
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
S
5
ENE
10
NE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
1
1
8
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-5
-5
-4
-5
-4
-4
-5
-5
-5
-6
min °C
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-4
-6
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-14
-14
-14
-16
-15
-13
-16
-13
-12
-12
-12
-9
-6
-8
-9
-10
-10
-8
-6
Freezing level m
5800
5900
6100
5800
5950
6100
5850
6050
6200
6050
6150
6300
6050
6200
6200
6050
6100
6200
6050
Cloud base (m)
5700
5900
6450
5650
5900
6000
5600
6050
5700
5700
5850
5650
5800
5550
5650
5700
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon afternoon, min -6°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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
4 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
4 hours ago
23° C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
4 hours ago
20° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 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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