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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5400
3150
9800
3350
2800
2850
2700
2650
2600
3450
km/h
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
15
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
2
3
—
 mm
—
1
6
0.5
1.1
12
0.6
3
14
0.2
2
14
1.7
—
—
—
max °C
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
min °C
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
 chill °C
-4
-3
-2
-3
0
0
-2
0
0
-2
1
0
-2
-2
0
-1
Freezing level m
4700
4850
5000
4800
4950
4950
4850
4900
4900
4850
4950
4950
4850
4750
4700
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-3-2-2-3-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-32332333233322112799898888888776713161513161414151414151413131213
Sunrise
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6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
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: Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Thu 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
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
0
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: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
light rain
Light rain .
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
287 km W
1875m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.