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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 17 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
km/h
10
E
5
NE
10
W
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
N
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
25
SSE
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Snowflake cm
1
6
4
4
18
2
5
2
5
2
1
2
2
2
1
 mm
max °C
-4
-4
-4
-6
-5
-6
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-5
-5
-6
-6
-5
-7
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
 chill °C
-9
-5
-11
-9
-9
-10
-10
-13
-15
-13
-13
-14
-12
-11
-14
-12
-11
-16
Freezing level m
6250
6300
6150
6000
6100
5850
5850
5950
5650
5800
5900
5650
5800
5950
5600
5750
5850
5600
Cloud base (m)
5900
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5550
5650
5850
5600
5600
5700
5600
5600
5650
5650
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-8-8-9-9-9-10-11-11-12-12-11-12-11-10-12-11-11-12-5-5-5-6-5-7-7-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-922101-1-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-1-3887675664664564554141412131311131311121210121210121210
Sunrise
5:11
5:11
5:13
5:13
5:13
5:13
Sunset
6:55
6:54
6:54
6:53
6:53
6:53

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Fri morning, min -8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Mon afternoon, min -9°C on Wed 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.
1 hour ago
-
9
Light winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 230 degs)
(9 kph at 160).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
1 hour ago
21° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.7 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
56 minutes 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
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
56 minutes ago
25° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
369 km S
19m alt.
56 minutes 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
Light rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: few
377 km SSE
35m alt.
56 minutes ago
29° C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
3500 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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