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

Gangkhar Puensum Weather Forecast

Bhutan Himalaya · Bhutan
Issued: 5 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
light snow
part cloud
light snow
light snow
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
light snow
some clouds
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5550
5550
5600
5550
5600
5750
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
km/h
15
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
W
10
W
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
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Snowflake cm
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
 mm
max °C
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-8
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-10
-9
-9
-9
 chill °C
-15
-14
-19
-17
-16
-18
-15
-15
-9
-12
-12
-16
-16
-16
-19
-17
-17
-17
Freezing level m
5450
5600
5400
5450
5550
5500
5400
5600
5450
5500
5650
5550
5550
5600
5350
5450
5600
5450
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-13-12-13-13-13-13-14-13-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-12-12-13-9-8-9-10-9-10-10-9-9-9-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-3-2-4-3-3-4-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-4-3-3-43434334434433424439109101091010910109101089109
Sunrise
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:43
5:45
5:45
Sunset
6:02
6:01
6:00
5:59
5:58
5:57

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Tue afternoon, min -10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Fri morning, min -10°C on Sat 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
Tsampa
29 km SE
3708m alt.
1 hour ago
9°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 310).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: overcast
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
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
208 km S
36m alt.
3 hours ago
29°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: few
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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