K2 weather
– Lat/Long: 35.88° N 76.51° E

K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan
Issued: 4 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu morning).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
6000
6600
6050
6150
5850
5900
6100
5700
5550
6200
5800
5800
6150
km/h
20
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
W
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
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1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-32
-34
-33
-32
-34
-33
-30
-31
-31
-31
-32
-32
-29
-29
-27
-27
min °C
-34
-33
-35
-34
-33
-34
-34
-32
-31
-31
-32
-33
-33
-31
-29
-29
-28
 chill °C
-49
-51
-54
-52
-53
-52
-52
-47
-44
-47
-48
-48
-48
-41
-40
-38
-40
Freezing level m
2850
2150
3400
2900
2600
3450
2850
2300
3550
3000
2450
3550
2950
2350
3700
2900
2300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-38-36-39-38-37-38-38-35-35-36-35-37-36-33-33-32-31-34-33-35-34-33-34-34-31-31-31-32-33-33-30-29-28-28-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-25-25-26-26-25-25-23-22-23-20-22-20-20-21-20-20-21-18-18-21-19-18-20-16-16-19-13-16-13-13-16-13-13-16-12-11-15-12-12-15-10-10-14-6-11-6-6-10-6-5-11-5-5-9-5-4-10-4-4-10
Sunrise
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6:01
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6:03
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6:03
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6:05
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6:05
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Sunset
5:15
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5:14
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5:13
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5:12
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5:10
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5:08
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K2 Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for K2 is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Mon night, min -35°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -27°C on Thu afternoon, min -33°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Thu 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 StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Skardu
99 km SSW
2181m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
4 km
Mid: few
Gilgit
197 km WSW
1459m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
4 km
Mid: few
215 km SSE
3513m alt.
2 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Leh K B Rimpoche
216 km SSE
3256m alt.
2 hours ago
-
31
Fresh winds from the W
(31 kph at 280).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Chillas
225 km SW
1251m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10 km
Mid: scattered
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
252 km SSW
1587m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Srinagar (ci / i
266 km SSW
1666m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
5.0 km
Mid: scattered
High: few
280 km SSW
2652m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
287 km S
1739m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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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