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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
2350
2700
2900
2750
2850
2850
2400
2700
2650
2550
3150
3650
6850
3000
4850
km/h
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.4
1
4
—
0.8
1.8
0.3
0.4
3
0.4
0.4
6
0.9
0.4
13
1.1
max °C
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
4
min °C
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
 chill °C
0
1
0
-2
0
2
-1
-1
1
-2
0
1
0
1
1
0
Freezing level m
4950
5050
4900
4850
4950
4950
4850
4950
5000
4850
5000
5000
4950
5050
5000
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-133223323324334338887887888998108813151413151413151513161514171514
Sunrise
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6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
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6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun 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
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
47 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
0.0 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
362 km S
410m alt.
1 hour ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.