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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 pm Sat 22 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
cloudy
cloudy
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5550
5600
5600
5700
5700
5700
5750
5650
5600
5550
5700
5850
5600
5700
5900
5800
5600
km/h
5
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
15
SSE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
5
S
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Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
 mm
max °C
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
min °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-5
-6
-5
-6
-7
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
 chill °C
-9
-10
-9
-6
-6
-6
-5
-9
-8
-6
-11
-9
-6
-12
-7
-6
-10
Freezing level m
6050
5950
6000
6100
6050
6100
6200
6050
6100
6100
5900
6000
6000
5850
5950
6000
5850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-9-9-9-10-10-10-11-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-6-5-6-7-6-6-7-7-6-70011111111-100-100-1667778867767657651312131312141412131312131311141311
Sunrise
5:31
5:31
5:33
5:33
5:33
Sunset
6:30
6:29
6:28
6:27
6:25
6:24

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Sat afternoon, min -6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Tue afternoon, min -7°C on Tue 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
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
No report.
Wind obs. (14 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
light rain
Intermittent light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
Mist -.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 210).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
208 km S
36m alt.
3 hours ago
31°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Rangia
213 km SSE
58m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
clear
Haze
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2 km
Mid: clear
214 km S
41m alt.
3 hours ago
34°C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
PetJorhat
222 km S
268m alt.
3 hours ago
32°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
231 km S
35m alt.
3 hours ago
33°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered

* 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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