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

K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan
Issued: 4 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu afternoon, min -42°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
snow showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
snow shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5800
5550
5650
5650
5900
5600
6050
5950
5700
5800
5950
km/h
90
SW
80
SW
85
SW
85
SW
70
WSW
60
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
30
W
20
NNW
10
W
15
NW
10
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
3
1
3
—
—
1
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-33
-34
-37
-37
-38
-40
-40
-39
-41
-40
-37
-38
-36
-35
-36
-35
-35
min °C
-34
-36
-37
-38
-39
-41
-41
-41
-42
-43
-39
-39
-39
-35
-37
-36
-36
 chill °C
-58
-61
-64
-65
-64
-66
-65
-63
-65
-65
-54
-50
-51
-46
-54
-56
-56
Freezing level m
3100
3100
3500
2950
2450
3150
2500
2250
2950
2050
1450
2950
1850
1500
2950
1900
1800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-34-35-37-38-39-41-41-40-42-42-38-39-38-35-37-36-36-30-31-33-33-35-36-37-37-38-38-35-35-34-32-33-32-33-24-25-26-27-29-29-29-31-31-31-31-29-28-28-28-27-28-18-19-19-20-22-22-22-24-24-23-26-23-22-23-22-21-23-11-13-12-12-16-15-15-18-16-17-20-16-16-19-16-15-18-5-7-6-6-10-8-8-12-9-10-16-10-10-15-10-9-13
Sunrise
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—
6:26
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:31
—
—
Sunset
4:47
—
—
4:47
—
—
4:46
—
—
4:45
—
—
4:45
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4:45
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K2 Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for K2 is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Extremely cold (max -33°C on Thu afternoon, min -42°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Extremely cold (max -34°C on Wed morning, min -43°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon night, gales from the WSW by Wed morning).

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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 180).
4 km
Mid: scattered
Leh K B Rimpoche
216 km SSE
3256m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
33
Fresh winds from the W
(33 kph at 270).
6.0 km
Mid: few
High: scattered
Guma (Goma) Tow / ishan ( 固玛镇)
248 km NE
189m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the NW
(7 kph at 320).
19 km
252 km SSW
1587m alt.
3 hours ago
10°C
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 270).
4 km
Mid: overcast
Srinagar (ci / i
266 km SSW
1666m alt.
3 hours ago
11°C
light rain
Mist light rain .
Wind obs. (13 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
3.5 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
287 km S
1739m alt.
3 hours ago
12°C
State of sky unchanged.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
4 km
Mid: overcast
291 km NNE
1232m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 300).
28 km
292 km S
1630m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
4 km
Mid: overcast
333 km SW
18m alt.
1 hour ago
36°C
partially cloudy
No report.
10 km
333 km SW
1133m alt.
1 hour ago
-
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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