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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3150
2700
4400
3050
2450
2800
2350
2850
2800
2700
3200
3550
2950
3550
km/h
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.9
7
1.4
0.2
0.1
0.6
0.4
2
0.4
0.9
5
—
0.8
4
2
1.2
7
0.5
max °C
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
min °C
3
3
2
2
4
2
3
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
0
1
-1
-2
2
-2
0
0
-2
0
1
-3
-1
3
-2
-1
-1
-3
Freezing level m
5050
5050
5000
4950
5100
4900
5050
4950
4900
4850
4950
4750
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-23433433323322323329989108988887898988161514161714151413151513151513161513
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue 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
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
47 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 260 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 160 degs)
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 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
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.