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

K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan
Issued: 4 pm Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
mod snow
heavy snow
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
mod. snow
heavy snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
Cloud base (m)
6500
6100
6050
9400
5700
5850
5600
5900
5550
5550
5550
5550
5600
6050
5550
km/h
15
W
20
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
SW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
—
—
2
4
3
9
13
1
1
8
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-27
-27
-29
-28
-27
-28
-28
-26
-26
-26
-26
-27
-27
-28
-30
-29
-28
min °C
-28
-29
-30
-29
-28
-28
-28
-28
-26
-27
-27
-27
-27
-30
-30
-30
-29
 chill °C
-40
-42
-42
-46
-41
-39
-42
-39
-39
-42
-40
-39
-42
-44
-44
-47
-44
Freezing level m
3700
3050
4050
3800
3050
4100
3800
3100
4200
4050
3550
4000
3900
3550
3850
3500
3600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-32-32-34-33-32-33-32-30-31-32-31-31-32-33-35-34-33-28-28-30-29-28-28-28-27-26-27-27-27-27-29-30-30-29-21-22-23-21-22-21-21-22-20-20-21-21-21-23-23-23-23-14-17-15-15-17-15-14-16-14-13-14-14-14-16-16-16-17-7-11-8-8-11-8-7-10-7-6-8-8-7-9-9-9-10-1-5-10-5-10-5-11-2-1-1-3-2-2-4
Sunrise
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—
5:56
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—
5:56
—
—
5:56
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
Sunset
5:25
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:23
—
—
5:22
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—
5:21
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5:20
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K2 Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for K2 is: A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Sun night, min -30°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -26°C on Mon afternoon, min -30°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

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
215 km SSE
3513m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Leh K B Rimpoche
216 km SSE
3256m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Guma (Goma) Tow / ishan ( 固玛镇)
248 km NE
1368m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
19 km
252 km SSW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 320).
10 km
Mid: scattered
Srinagar (ci / i
266 km SSW
1666m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: scattered
287 km S
1739m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: few
290 km NNE
1220m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
clear
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
28 km
292 km S
1630m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: few
333 km SW
1133m alt.
3 hours ago
-
10 km
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

* 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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