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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 am Fri 28 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
cloud
snow showers
light snow
heavy snow
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
cloudy
snow shwrs
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
5800
5650
5700
5600
5650
5600
5600
5550
5600
6350
5550
5600
5950
5650
5600
5600
5550
5600
km/h
5
SE
0
N
5
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
0
NNW
5
W
5
NW
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
3
15
1
6
4
2
17
13
1
3
10
1
2
6
 mm
max °C
-10
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
-10
-10
-10
-11
-11
-11
-11
-10
-11
min °C
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-10
-9
-10
-11
-10
-11
-11
-11
-12
-12
-11
-11
 chill °C
-10
-9
-10
-15
-14
-10
-10
-13
-16
-16
-16
-16
-15
-17
-16
-12
-11
-16
Freezing level m
6000
6150
6050
6050
6150
5950
6000
6100
5950
6000
5950
5700
5750
5900
5600
5650
5800
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-9-10-10-9-10-10-9-10-11-10-11-11-11-12-12-11-11-7-5-6-6-5-6-6-6-7-7-6-8-8-7-8-8-7-811111-111-10-1-2-2-1-3-2-1-2776776776765564554141412131312131312131110121210111110
Sunrise
5:33
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:35
5:37
Sunset
6:22
6:22
6:21
6:20
6:19
6:17

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Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -9°C on Fri afternoon, min -10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -10°C on Mon morning, min -12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Gangkhar Puensum at the specific elevation of 7570 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
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Pakyong Airport- Pakyong
205 km SW
1399m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
4.5 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
244 km SSE
72m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
Mist -.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
3.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
297 km S
44m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
Haze
5 km
Shillong Airport
302 km SSE
887m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
Haze -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
319 km S
37m alt.
2 hours ago
32°C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
369 km S
19m alt.
2 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
34°C
thunderstorm
Haze -.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: few
371 km S
112m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
cloudy
No report.
5 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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