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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2650
2450
2850
3100
3550
2950
4850
2400
2750
2350
2700
2800
2700
km/h
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
SSW
0
E
5
E
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
1.1
3
—
0.1
0.3
—
—
0.2
—
0.7
1
0.8
1.5
4
—
max °C
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
min °C
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
 chill °C
-2
-2
0
-3
-1
0
-1
0
2
0
2
2
0
3
2
0
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
4950
4750
4850
5000
4850
4950
4850
4900
5000
4900
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-2-2-2-2-3-2-1-2-2-2-2-1-2-22322332332333332898798799788898813151413161513151513151414161513
Sunrise
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Tue 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
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
48 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(19 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
1.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
0.0 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.