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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Sat 12 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
 km/h
25
ESE
20
E
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
S
5
S
0
ENE
5
S
0
N
5
NW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
 cm 
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
 mm 
max°C
-7
-6
-6
-8
-7
-7
-7
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
min°C
-7
-6
-8
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
chill°C 
-15
-13
-12
-11
-10
-12
-10
-6
-10
-7
-6
-12
-10
-6
-14
-12
-11
-12
Freezing level (m
5900
6050
5750
5800
5900
5750
5850
6000
5800
5900
6050
5850
5900
6000
5800
6000
6150
5950
Cloud base (m)
6200
5700
6200
5600
5650
5800
5550
5600
5700
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5650
5650
5850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-10-10-12-10-11-11-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-9-10-7-6-7-8-7-8-7-6-7-7-6-7-7-6-7-6-6-7-10-1-1-1-2-10-1-10-1-10-111-1775565665765665786141411121210121211131211121211131412
Sunrise
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:11
Sunset
6:57
6:57
6:57
6:55
6:55
6:55

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Sat afternoon, min -8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Tue 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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
7.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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
24° C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 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
28° C
clear
Haze -.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
34° C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
28° C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 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

* 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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