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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Fri 06 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 24mm) 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.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
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
light snow
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
2900
3200
2700
2850
2950
2950
3100
3450
5250
3150
2950
3500
km/h
15
E
10
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
1
—
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.5
4
0.6
1.9
—
—
0.8
5
—
0.2
4
0.5
2
4
1.5
2
8
1
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
 chill °C
-2
-1
-4
-2
-1
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
-2
-4
-1
-1
-2
-1
1
0
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4850
4850
4850
4700
4850
4900
4700
4850
4950
4800
4950
4900
4800
4900
4850
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
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—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
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Sunset
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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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6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 24mm) 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.

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
18°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
50 km SSE
1493m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 311).
0
127 km WSW
1901m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m 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
Moi Airbase
134 km S
1627m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
light rain
Drizzle
Wind obs. (9 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
136 km S
1624m alt.
37 minutes ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 340 to 130 degs)
(6 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Light rain .
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
4.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: 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.