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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Wed 01 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
km/h
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
1
4
3
1
2
1
4
3
2
8
3
1
5
4
1
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-5
-5
-5
min °C
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
-8
-7
-8
-8
-6
-6
-6
-5
-7
 chill °C
-7
-13
-13
-12
-14
-14
-15
-15
-16
-15
-15
-16
-14
-13
-14
-12
-11
-13
Freezing level m
5900
6000
5750
5850
6000
5750
5900
6050
5750
5850
6100
5700
5850
6150
5950
6100
6250
6100
Cloud base (m)
5950
5550
5600
5850
6100
5700
5750
6250
5600
5800
6300
5700
5900
6050
5600
6000
6150
5650
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Sunrise
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:07
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 moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Wed afternoon, min -9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Fri night).

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
54m alt.
2 hours ago
30° C
clear
Mist -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
284 km S
106m alt.
4 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
3 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
clear
Haze -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
319 km S
37m alt.
3 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
4 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
Drizzle
Wind obs. (6 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
1.8 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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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