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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 pm Thu 10 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5650
5800
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5700
5650
km/h
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
NW
10
N
5
SW
10
S
5
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
3
5
1
8
3
2
3
2
1
 mm
max °C
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
min °C
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-7
-9
 chill °C
-13
-17
-17
-15
-14
-12
-11
-14
-12
-12
-16
-15
-12
-14
-13
-12
-16
Freezing level m
5750
5500
5550
5650
5450
5650
5850
5650
5600
5700
5550
5500
5750
5600
5700
5850
5650
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Sunrise
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:41
5:43
Sunset
6:08
6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02

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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 morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat afternoon, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°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
219m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
203 km WNW
219m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
Mist -.
6
Light winds from the NNW
(6 kph at 330).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
Mist -.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: 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.
1 hour ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 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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