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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sun 02 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5600
5600
5650
5650
5600
5600
5650
5550
5600
5750
5550
5700
5900
5750
5700
5700
5750
km/h
5
SW
5
SW
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
5
NW
10
N
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
6
3
1
11
1
2
1
 mm
max °C
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-7
-6
-5
-6
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-5
-5
-6
 chill °C
-10
-6
-12
-10
-9
-12
-10
-12
-14
-7
-13
-13
-11
-12
-13
-10
-10
-10
Freezing level m
5850
6100
6000
6050
6050
5900
6000
6100
5850
5900
5950
5800
6000
6100
5950
6150
6200
5950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:20
5:20
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:44
6:43

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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 below freezing (max -5°C on Sun afternoon, min -8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed morning). 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
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 190).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
23° C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
33° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
33° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.
1 hour ago
28° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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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