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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
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
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2800
2800
3450
2900
3300
3150
2700
2800
2650
3500
2750
2800
2800
3000
km/h
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
1
5
3
1
2
—
—
4
—
 mm
1.8
11
1.2
2
15
0.6
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.7
12
—
max °C
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
1
-1
1
1
0
-1
0
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-4
Freezing level m
4900
4950
4950
5000
4950
4850
4800
4850
4800
4800
4800
4800
4800
4800
4850
4850
4850
4700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3233332222222222222888988877787887887151414151414141413141413141413151413
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat morning, 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 48).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
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.