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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Tue 08 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
5700
5700
5600
5700
5650
5600
5700
5550
5600
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
5600
km/h
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
0
N
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
5
NW
10
N
5
SSW
0
E
5
SW
15
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
1
1
5
7
1
4
3
 mm
max °C
-7
-7
-7
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-7
-7
-8
-8
-8
-8
min °C
-8
-7
-8
-8
-7
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-8
-9
 chill °C
-11
-11
-12
-8
-7
-13
-13
-12
-17
-13
-14
-12
-11
-8
-8
-8
-12
-16
Freezing level m
5750
5900
5700
5700
5850
5650
5700
5750
5500
5650
5800
5600
5650
5850
5600
5650
5750
5550
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-11-11-12-11-11-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-12-11-12-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-8-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-9-1-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-3-2-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-36555545535545544441212101212101111911111012111011119
Sunrise
5:39
5:39
5:39
5:41
5:41
5:41
Sunset
6:10
6:09
6:08
6:07
6:06
6:05

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Tue morning, min -9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -7°C on Sat morning, min -9°C on Sun 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.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 340).
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 120 to 240 degs)
(11 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
139 km SW
219m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
219m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 290).
30 km
Gangtok
198 km SW
1764m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
4 km
Mid: scattered
203 km WNW
219m 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.
1 hour ago
25°C
clear
Haze -.
9
Light winds from the SSW
(9 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Cooch Behar
214 km S
41m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
clear
Haze
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
2 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
PetJorhat
222 km S
880m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
State of sky unchanged.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
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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