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

Gangkhar Puensum
Weather Forecast, Bhutan

Issued: 11 pm Mon 13 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
heavy snow
light snow
heavy snow
km/h
25
SSW
5
SSW
0
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
0
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NNE
15
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
1
6
32
13
3
32
 mm
max °C
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-8
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
min °C
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-8
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-9
-10
 chill °C
-16
-12
-9
-14
-9
-13
-12
-14
-14
-15
-9
-11
-12
-9
-12
-12
-13
-13
-16
Freezing level m
6050
6050
6150
5950
6050
6100
6050
6150
6200
6000
6100
6250
6000
6100
6200
6000
5900
6050
5850
Cloud base (m)
5600
5700
5550
5650
5800
5650
5600
5750
5650
5700
5700
5700
5650
5800
5650
5600
5600
5600
5600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-9-9-8-9-9-9-9-9-9-10-6-5-5-6-6-5-6-5-5-6-6-5-6-6-5-6-6-6-70110111111121210-10-1677677677678787666511131312131312131412141413141312111211
Sunrise
5:09
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:11
5:13
Sunset
6:57
6:55
6:55
6:55
6:54
6:54

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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 Mon night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Mon night, min -9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Gangkhar Puensum Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu night, min -9°C on Thu 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.
48 minutes ago
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
Wind obs. (6 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
139 km SW
4490m alt.
3 hours ago
10° C
No report.
14
Light winds from the SE
(14 kph at 130).
30 km
190 km NNE
3661m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.
30 km
203 km WNW
3862m alt.
3 hours ago
23° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 100).
30 km
244 km SSE
54m alt.
1 hour ago
27° C
clear
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
2.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Baghdogra (in-af
258 km SSW
126m alt.
1 hour ago
28° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
284 km S
106m alt.
48 minutes ago
31° C
cloudy
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
5 km
297 km S
44m alt.
48 minutes ago
31° C
clear
Haze
5 km
319 km S
37m alt.
48 minutes ago
32° C
partially cloudy
No report.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
7 km
Tingri
336 km W
4300m alt.
3 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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