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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow shwrs
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
5
NNW
5
NE
20
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NE
5
SSE
5
NNE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
19
6
1
2
1
2
2
7
2
4
8
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-6
min °C
-7
-6
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
-9
-8
-10
-9
-8
-8
-7
-6
-8
 chill °C
-10
-8
-15
-11
-11
-14
-13
-14
-15
-16
-16
-16
-14
-14
-16
-10
-9
-14
Freezing level m
5900
6000
5750
5900
5950
5650
5850
5950
5750
5800
5900
5600
5700
5850
5700
5850
6000
5800
Cloud base (m)
5650
5600
5650
6200
5750
5800
6200
5650
6400
5850
5600
5600
5600
5950
5600
5650
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-10-11-11-11-12-12-11-12-13-12-13-13-11-12-11-10-11-7-6-8-7-7-8-8-7-9-9-8-10-9-8-8-7-6-70-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-3-2-1-2-10-1665665775764654666121211131311141411141311131210121311
Sunrise
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
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 heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sun afternoon, min -10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

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.
1 hour ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 250 degs)
(9 kph at 190).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
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
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
46 minutes ago
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.4 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
26° C
light rain
Mist light rain .
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 60).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 km
369 km S
19m alt.
3 hours ago
27° C
cloudy
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
7 km
370 km ESE
101m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few

* 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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