K2 weather
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K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan
Issued: 10 am Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
light snow
light snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5850
6150
5550
5900
5700
5700
5550
6000
6250
6250
6200
5600
6150
5900
5700
6000
5550
km/h
40
WSW
30
NW
30
WSW
25
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
2
—
1
5
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
2
7
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-28
-27
-25
-27
-27
-28
-28
-28
-27
-29
-29
-28
-27
-27
-26
-26
-26
-26
min °C
-28
-28
-26
-27
-27
-28
-29
-28
-29
-30
-29
-29
-28
-28
-27
-26
-27
-27
 chill °C
-44
-44
-42
-40
-39
-28
-39
-39
-43
-43
-46
-44
-39
-41
-38
-38
-40
-40
Freezing level m
4200
4050
3850
4200
3950
3050
3950
3800
3150
4050
3800
3300
4150
3950
3450
4300
4050
4000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-33-32-30-32-32-32-33-33-32-34-34-32-32-32-31-31-31-31-28-28-26-27-27-28-29-28-28-30-29-29-28-28-27-26-27-27-21-20-20-20-21-23-22-21-23-22-22-22-21-21-21-20-20-21-14-13-14-13-14-16-15-14-17-16-15-16-14-14-15-13-13-14-7-6-8-7-7-11-9-7-11-8-8-10-7-7-10-6-6-811-211-4-20-5-10-5-11-312-2
Sunrise
5:52
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:54
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
Sunset
—
5:29
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:25
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:22
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K2 Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for K2 is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -25°C on Wed night, min -29°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

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
clear
-
24
Moderate winds from the WNW
(24 kph at 290).
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Guma (Goma) Tow / ishan ( 固玛镇)
248 km NE
1368m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
19 km
Srinagar (ci / i
266 km SSW
1666m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
290 km NNE
1220m alt.
1 hour ago
30°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
28 km
333 km SW
1133m alt.
2 hours ago
-
10 km
336 km ENE
1341m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
Dust or sand raised by wind.
Wind obs. (25 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
1600 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.
2 hours ago
31°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
6.0 km
Low: few
398 km SW
953m alt.
2 hours ago
-
11
Light winds from the W
(11 kph at 270).
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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