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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 04 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
light snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5700
6050
5600
5600
5650
5650
5600
6050
5800
5650
6050
5550
5700
6000
5800
5900
km/h
10
N
10
N
10
NE
5
NW
10
N
10
E
5
NE
15
NE
20
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
2
3
2
10
1
1
2
3
1
1
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-5
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-7
 chill °C
-10
-10
-10
-8
-11
-12
-6
-10
-12
-9
-11
-10
-11
-12
-13
-12
-11
-13
Freezing level m
5950
6100
5950
6100
5950
5850
6000
6100
5950
6050
6100
5900
6000
6100
5950
6100
6200
6000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:24
5:24
Sunset
6:45
6:45
6:44
6:43
6:43
6:42

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Fri afternoon, min -7°C on Fri 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
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 190 degs)
(15 kph at 150).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
High: 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
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
No report.
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 -.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
33° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
34° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 160).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
1.5 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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