K2 weather
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K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan
Issued: 10 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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)
6500
6000
6100
5900
5800
6000
5600
5550
6250
6400
5800
6100
km/h
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
40
SW
50
SW
30
WSW
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
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1
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—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-35
-38
-37
-36
-37
-37
-34
-34
-35
-35
-36
-36
-31
-32
-31
-30
min °C
-36
-39
-39
-37
-38
-38
-36
-35
-36
-35
-37
-37
-34
-32
-32
-31
 chill °C
-53
-59
-59
-57
-60
-58
-53
-50
-54
-52
-53
-52
-47
-46
-45
-46
Freezing level m
2150
3400
2850
2650
3450
2800
2200
3600
3000
2400
3550
3000
2350
3700
2900
2300
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-36-39-38-37-38-38-35-35-36-35-37-37-33-32-32-31-33-35-34-33-33-34-31-31-31-32-33-33-30-28-28-28-27-27-27-27-27-27-27-25-25-26-26-25-25-23-22-24-22-20-20-21-20-19-21-18-18-21-19-19-20-16-16-19-16-13-13-15-12-13-16-11-11-15-12-12-15-10-10-14-11-6-6-9-5-6-11-5-4-9-5-4-10-4-4-10
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
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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 -34°C on Mon night, min -39°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Thu night, min -37°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

This table gives the weather forecast for K2 at the specific elevation of 8612 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
-
19
Light winds from the NW
(19 kph at 320).
6.0 km
Low: few
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
10°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: clear
Srinagar (ci / i
266 km SSW
1666m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the W
(6 kph at 260).
6.0 km
Low: few
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
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
353 km SW
1225m alt.
2 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10 km
360 km SSW
1696m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
4000 km
383 km S
366m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: clear

* 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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