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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Thu 20 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5800
5550
5600
5800
5550
5600
5950
5600
5750
5650
5650
5750
5800
5700
5750
5700
5600
5650
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
W
10
E
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-5
min °C
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
 chill °C
-12
-11
-14
-9
-10
-6
-6
-8
-11
-11
-5
-10
-9
-5
-10
-12
-8
-10
Freezing level m
5950
6000
5950
6000
6050
5950
6050
6150
6050
6050
6150
6050
6100
6200
6100
6000
6200
6000
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Sunrise
5:30
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:31
5:33
Sunset
6:31
6:30
6:30
6:29
6:28
6:27

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -6°C on Sun morning). 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
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 180 degs)
(19 kph at 150).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
2 hours ago
10° C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
Mist -.
15
Light winds from the SSW
(15 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
34° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
231 km S
35m alt.
2 hours ago
34° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
241 km SSW
83m alt.
2 hours ago
36° C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
4 km
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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