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K2 Weather Forecast

Karakoram · Pakistan

Issued: 10 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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Issued: 10 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time

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6 K2 Elevations: 6 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Extremely cold (max -30°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 8			Friday 9			Saturday 10			Sunday 11			Monday 12			Tuesday 13
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	light snow	snow shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	snow shwrs	clear	some clouds	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	light snow	mod. snow	heavy snow
Cloud base (m)	5600	5900	5600		5900		6100	6200	6000	5700	6000	5600	5600	5950	5550	5550	5550	5550
km/h	SW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW
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cm	1	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	9	4	8	18
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
max °C	-31	-32	-31	-31	-31	-30	-32	-33	-31	-32	-31	-30	-29	-30	-30	-31	-31	-32
min °C	-32	-33	-33	-32	-32	-31	-33	-34	-32	-32	-32	-31	-31	-31	-31	-31	-32	-33
chill °C	-47	-47	-33	-46	-46	-46	-49	-54	-50	-46	-46	-44	-48	-47	-44	-46	-48	-48

Freezing level m	4100	3850	2800	3900	3700	3000	4000	3700	3000	4100	3750	3150	4200	4100	3750	4050	3850	3550

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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 -30°C on Fri night, min -34°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

K2 Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Tue night. Extremely cold (max -29°C on Mon morning, min -33°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Leh 215 km SSE 3513m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Wind obs. (6 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.	4 km Mid: mostly cloudy
Leh K B Rimpoche 216 km SSE 3256m alt. 2 hours ago		-	Light winds from the W (19 kph at 280).	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: broken
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
Srinagar 252 km SSW 1587m alt. 3 hours ago	27°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 140).	4 km Mid: scattered
Srinagar (ci / i 266 km SSW 1666m alt. 2 hours ago	27°C	Dry and partly cloudy.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 290 degs) was rejected.	6.0 km Low: scattered Mid: few
Qazi Gund 287 km S 1739m alt. 3 hours ago	26°C	-	Calm (2 kph at 50).	4 km Mid: few
Shache 290 km NNE 1220m alt. 2 hours ago	30°C	No report.	Calm (4 kph at 300).	28 km
Banihal 292 km S 1630m alt. 3 hours ago	24°C	-	Light winds from the S (7 kph at 180).	4 km Mid: few
Balakot 333 km SW 1133m alt. 2 hours ago		-		10 km
Hotan ( 和田) 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.