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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 8 pm Wed 29 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2850
3100
2500
2650
2750
2400
2600
2750
2900
2800
2950
2650
2400
3000
2650
km/h
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
W
0
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
0
NE
0
NE
0
NNE
5
SSE
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
5
2
1
4
 mm
0.2
0.1
0.8
0.2
1.3
max °C
1
3
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
min °C
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
 chill °C
-2
-1
0
-2
2
0
-1
2
2
-1
2
0
0
-1
1
0
1
1
-3
Freezing level m
4600
4800
4750
4550
4750
4900
4650
4850
4850
4750
4800
4700
4600
4750
4700
4650
4800
4750
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
Sunset
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sat 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 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
46 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
Wind obs. (11 kph from 112 degs) was rejected.
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
30 km
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
1 hour 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.