K2 weather
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K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan
Issued: 4 pm Mon 12 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5900
5550
5750
5850
5550
5850
5900
5950
5700
5850
5550
5800
6100
5650
6000
6200
5800
km/h
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
20
SW
35
SW
45
SW
60
SW
40
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
5
—
3
6
1
2
3
1
3
—
—
1
—
—
—
1
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-31
-31
-33
-32
-31
-33
-33
-33
-35
-35
-34
-37
-36
-35
-37
-36
-35
min °C
-32
-31
-34
-33
-32
-34
-34
-34
-36
-36
-35
-37
-37
-36
-38
-38
-36
 chill °C
-50
-44
-52
-49
-49
-54
-56
-53
-53
-52
-49
-53
-53
-52
-54
-54
-52
Freezing level m
3900
3400
4050
3950
3300
4000
3750
3200
3750
3150
2550
3600
3000
2500
3500
3000
2750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-32-31-34-33-32-34-34-34-36-36-35-37-37-36-38-37-36-28-28-29-29-28-29-29-30-31-32-32-33-33-32-34-33-32-21-22-22-21-22-22-22-23-24-25-26-26-25-27-27-26-26-14-15-15-14-15-15-15-17-17-18-20-19-19-21-20-19-21-7-9-8-7-9-8-8-11-10-11-15-12-12-16-12-12-151-3-10-3-1-1-5-3-4-10-5-4-10-6-5-9
Sunrise
—
—
5:58
—
—
5:58
—
—
6:00
—
—
6:01
—
—
6:01
—
—
Sunset
5:22
—
—
5:21
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:17
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:15
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K2 Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for K2 is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Mon night. Extremely cold (max -31°C on Mon afternoon, min -36°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon night, near gales from the SW by Wed afternoon).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Thu night, min -38°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
215 km SSE
3513m alt.
3 hours ago
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Leh K B Rimpoche
216 km SSE
3256m alt.
2 hours ago
-
28
Moderate winds from the NW
(28 kph at 310).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Leh K B Rimpoche
216 km SSE
3256m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NW
(22 kph at 310).
6.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Guma (Goma) Tow / ishan ( 固玛镇)
248 km NE
1368m alt.
3 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
19 km
252 km SSW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Srinagar (ci / i
266 km SSW
1666m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
4.0 km
Mid: scattered
290 km NNE
1220m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
28 km
292 km S
1630m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4 km
Mid: scattered
333 km SW
1133m alt.
2 hours ago
-
10 km
336 km ENE
1341m alt.
3 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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