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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 48mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
mod snow
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
Cloud base (m)
3050
2600
2950
3100
2900
2900
3500
2850
2950
2600
2900
3100
3550
km/h
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
3
—
—
2
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.8
6
1.9
1.9
23
0.7
2
12
3
2
7
—
1
2
—
max °C
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
min °C
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4950
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
4850
4900
4850
4900
4850
4900
4950
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-1-2-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-32333322222222332899898888888798713161514151413151413141413151512
Sunrise
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6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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6:16
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6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 48mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Kenya at the specific elevation of 4500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Mount Kenya. 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 Kenya.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
20 km
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
30 km
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
0.0 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 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.