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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Sun 01 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) 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 afternoon, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3100
3250
3250
3100
3450
3150
3100
3100
3000
3150
3150
2900
2750
km/h
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
2
 mm
0.7
—
—
0.5
—
0.1
5
3
0.2
5
1.9
1.5
5
0.4
—
3
—
max °C
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
-1
-2
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-3
Freezing level m
4950
4750
4850
4850
4800
5050
4950
4900
5000
4950
4900
4800
4900
4850
4850
4850
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Light rain (total 9mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) 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 afternoon, min 1°C on Wed 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
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
42 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
134m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
652m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
33
Fresh winds from the NNE
(33 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
391m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken

* 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.