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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 5 am Fri 31 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 Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

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

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5600
5550
5600
5600
5600
5800
5850
6000
5750
6200
5850
5650
5950
5550
5600
5750
5600
5600
km/h
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
E
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
12
2
2
4
3
9
16
1
8
 mm
max °C
-6
-6
-6
-6
-6
-7
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-7
-7
-8
min °C
-7
-6
-6
-7
-6
-7
-7
-6
-7
-8
-7
-8
-7
-6
-8
-8
-8
-8
 chill °C
-13
-12
-11
-13
-10
-14
-11
-11
-11
-12
-10
-12
-12
-12
-13
-12
-15
-13
Freezing level m
5850
6050
5950
5850
5900
5750
5900
6050
5800
5800
5950
5850
5950
6000
5700
5750
5900
5700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
5:18
5:20
5:20
5:20
5:22
5:22
Sunset
6:49
6:47
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:45

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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 Fri morning, min -7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -6°C on Mon afternoon, min -8°C on Mon 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 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Paro International Airport
123 km SSW
2235m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
clear
Mist -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
2.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
2 hours ago
-
14
Light winds from the S
(14 kph at 180).
30 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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