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K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan

Issued: 4 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time

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6 K2 Elevations: 6 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).
	Wed 14		Thursday 15			Friday 16			Saturday 17			Sunday 18			Monday 19
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	mod. snow	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	light snow	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	some clouds	some clouds	clear
Cloud base (m)	5750	5850	5750	5600	5550	5750	6150	5550	5650	6100	5600	5850	6400	5550	5650	6150
km/h	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW
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cm	2	1	—	7	5	—	—	3	—	—	3	1	2	6	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-29	-29	-31	-30	-31	-32	-31	-31	-33	-32	-31	-33	-32	-32	-32	-31	-30
min °C	-29	-30	-31	-31	-32	-32	-32	-32	-33	-33	-33	-34	-33	-33	-32	-32	-30
chill °C	-49	-48	-48	-41	-44	-45	-46	-46	-47	-49	-52	-53	-54	-47	-48	-48	-44

Freezing level m	3700	2950	3700	3500	2850	3650	3050	3000	3550	3100	2600	3500	3300	2550	3500	2800	2200

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	5:20	—	—	5:17	—	—	5:16	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:14	—	—	5:13	—

K2 Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for K2 is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Wed afternoon, min -33°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun night. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -34°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Leh K B Rimpoche 216 km SSE 3256m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Moderate winds from the WNW (22 kph at 290).	6.0 km Low: few Mid: scattered High: broken
Guma (Goma) Tow / ishan ( 固玛镇) 248 km NE 1368m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.	19 km
Srinagar (ci / i 266 km SSW 1666m alt. 2 hours ago		Mist light rain .	Light winds from the NNW (9 kph at 340).	5.0 km Low: scattered Mid: scattered High: few
Shache 290 km NNE 1220m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 300).	28 km
Balakot 333 km SW 1133m alt. 2 hours ago		-		10 km
Hotan ( 和田) 336 km ENE 1341m alt. 2 hours ago	25°C	Dust or sand raised by wind.	Wind obs. (25 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.	1600 km
Kakul 353 km SW 1225m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 230).	10 km
Murree 360 km SSW 1696m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.	4000 km
Jammu 387 km S 314m alt. 2 hours ago	23°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Light winds from the N (7 kph at 10).	6.0 km Low: few Mid: broken
Saidu Sharif 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.