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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Mon 07 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5650
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5650
5600
5550
5600
5700
5750
5600
5600
5600
5600
km/h
5
SSE
5
W
10
SW
5
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
0
S
0
W
15
S
10
S
5
SSW
10
S
5
SW
5
N
5
SW
5
ENE
0
NNE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
5
18
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
 chill °C
-8
-7
-12
-13
-15
-13
-8
-7
-14
-13
-10
-12
-12
-10
-8
-8
-7
-14
Freezing level m
5750
5900
5750
5800
5800
5700
5750
5900
5700
5650
5800
5600
5700
5850
5650
5750
5800
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:41
5:41
Sunset
6:12
6:10
6:09
6:08
6:07
6:06

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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Thu afternoon, min -9°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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 320).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 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
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Fog -.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 190).
0.4 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: few
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

* 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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