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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 38mm) on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light snow
light snow
mod snow
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5500
3250
3450
3150
2850
2800
2650
2900
2600
2800
2900
3000
km/h
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
E
0
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
1
2
10
3
—
6
1
 mm
1.7
7
0.5
1
9
0.6
4
14
0.9
3
21
6
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—
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
min °C
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-3
0
0
-2
-1
0
-1
1
0
-1
-2
1
1
1
1
-1
Freezing level m
4850
5000
4800
4950
4900
4900
4900
4900
4950
5000
4900
4900
4750
4750
4750
4800
4800
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
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—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
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Sunset
—
6:17
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—
6:17
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—
6:17
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—
6:17
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6:17
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6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 38mm) on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 29mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri morning). 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
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 74).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNE
(7 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 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.
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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
0.0 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 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.