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How is this worked out?
We take the forecasts each model made one day ahead and compare them, hour by hour, with what the nearest suitable weather station actually measured: temperature, wind speed and daily precipitation. For each of these we work out every model’s average error, then compare it with the average of all the models. The model with the lowest combined score ranks first. The station is picked for being close and at a similar height to your point, and the forecasts are worked out for the height of the station, so it is a fair test.
Models and what’s shown
Changes are saved automaticallyK2 snow forecast, day by day
| Day | Summit8,611 m | 500 m lower8,110 m | 1,000 m lower7,610 m | Freezing level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | – | – | – | 1,900–3,300 m |
| Mon 26 Oct | – | – | – | 1,850–3,400 m |
| Tue 27 Oct | – | – | – | 2,250–3,350 m |
| Wed 28 Oct | – | – | – | 2,200–3,450 m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 1 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 2,500–3,600 m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 1 cm | 1 cm | 1 cm | 2,450–3,650 m |
| Sat 31 Oct | – | – | – | 2,300–3,250 m |
| Total | 2 cm | 2 cm | 2 cm |
Forecast snowfall worked out for each height from ECMWF (days in UTC, updated 17 hours ago). Not a measured snow depth. The forecast above has the hour-by-hour detail, wind and temperature, and every other model.
Mountains near K2
- Angel Sar6,802 m · 4 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Skyang Kangri7,545 m · 7 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Skil Brum7,410 m · 9 km away · 2 cm in 3 days
- Chongtar Kangri7,315 m · 9 km away · 2 cm in 3 days
- Broad Peak8,051 m · 9 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Muztagh Tower7,273 m · 15 km away · 2 cm in 3 days
- Gasherbrum IV7,932 m · 16 km away · no snow in 3 days
- Gasherbrum III7,946 m · 18 km away · no snow in 3 days
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Questions about K2
- Will it snow on K2 this week?
- Yes. About 1.8 cm of snow is forecast at the summit of K2 (8,611 m) over the next 7 days, most of it on Thursday.
- What is the freezing level on K2?
- Over the next 7 days the freezing level is forecast between about 1,850 m and 3,650 m. The summit is 8,611 m, so it should stay below freezing at the top all week.
- How high is K2?
- K2 is 8,611 m (28,251 ft) high, in Pakistan.
- How prominent is K2?
- K2 has a topographic prominence of 4,020 m (13,189 ft): it rises that far above the lowest col linking it to any higher ground.
- Which mountain range is K2 in?
- K2 is in the Baltoro Muztagh, part of the Karakoram.
Mountain heights and names: Wikidata (CC0).