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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
2950
2650
2800
2900
3000
3000
3250
3150
5550
2800
3450
2950
2750
km/h
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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1
1
 mm
0.3
1.5
3
0.9
7
0.1
0.4
4
0.8
1.5
14
0.5
2
15
2
1.4
3
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max °C
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
3
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-2
-2
0
-3
-2
-2
-4
Freezing level m
4950
5100
4950
4950
4950
4800
4900
4950
4900
4900
4950
4850
4900
5000
4750
4800
4850
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri 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
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
134m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 320).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
652m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 170 degs)
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the S
(15 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
3 hours 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 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.