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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Sun morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2950
4550
2800
3300
2800
2800
2850
2700
2800
2950
3000
3150
3200
3250
3100
km/h
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
14
1.5
2
14
—
2
7
—
3
4
—
0.4
2
—
0.3
3
2
max °C
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
2
min °C
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
 chill °C
0
1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
-1
-4
Freezing level m
4950
5000
4850
4900
4850
4800
4850
4850
4850
4850
4950
4750
4800
4850
4850
5000
4950
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 43mm), mostly on Fri afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 15mm) heaviest on Sun morning, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun 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
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(6 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 km
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
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
386 km SSE
87m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Lamu
457 km ESE
1m alt.
3 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
No report.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 180).
30 km
499 km SSE
179m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
551 km SW
1204m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
50 km
Low: few
Mid: mostly cloudy
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.