K2 weather
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K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan
Issued: 10 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
6400
5550
5850
5900
5550
5850
5600
5550
5600
5600
5650
6050
6050
8850
km/h
50
SW
55
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
NW
35
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
W
15
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
—
2
6
1
4
—
1
7
4
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-25
-24
-25
-27
-27
-25
-26
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-30
-29
-28
-29
-28
-27
min °C
-26
-26
-27
-28
-28
-26
-27
-27
-29
-28
-28
-29
-30
-30
-29
-29
-29
-28
 chill °C
-43
-45
-44
-44
-44
-41
-41
-39
-37
-38
-40
-42
-43
-43
-42
-37
-39
-36
Freezing level m
4550
4400
4050
4250
4000
3800
4250
3950
3500
3900
3700
2900
3900
3650
3050
4050
3800
3050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-30-29-30-32-32-29-31-31-33-33-32-32-35-34-32-33-33-31-26-25-26-28-28-26-27-27-29-28-28-28-30-30-29-29-29-28-18-18-19-21-20-20-20-20-22-22-21-23-23-22-23-22-22-22-12-11-13-14-13-14-13-14-16-15-15-17-16-16-17-15-15-17-4-4-6-7-7-8-6-7-9-8-8-12-9-8-11-8-7-1134111-211-4-2-1-6-2-1-6-10-5
Sunrise
5:52
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—
5:52
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:30
—
—
5:29
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:23
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K2 Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for K2 is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -24°C on Tue afternoon, min -29°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Fri night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for K2 at the specific elevation of 8000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of K2. 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 Pakistan.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Leh K B Rimpoche
216 km SSE
3256m alt.
2 hours ago
-
15
Light winds from the WNW
(15 kph at 290).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Leh K B Rimpoche
216 km SSE
3256m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Srinagar (ci / i
266 km SSW
1666m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
clear
Haze -.
11
Light winds from the WSW
(11 kph at 240).
5.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
290 km NNE
1220m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
28 km
333 km SW
1133m alt.
2 hours ago
-
10 km
353 km SW
1225m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10 km
360 km SSW
1696m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
clear
Haze
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
4000 km
Jammu
387 km S
314m alt.
1 hour ago
32°C
clear
Haze -.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
398 km SW
953m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10 km
398 km SW
953m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10 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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