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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2800
2650
2450
3000
2650
2450
2900
2800
2500
2800
2800
2450
2950
2650
2500
3100
2700
km/h
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
5
1.1
0.5
3
0.2
0.7
4
0.2
0.4
2
—
1.4
4
—
0.2
0.4
—
max °C
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
min °C
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
-3
-2
-1
-4
-3
-2
-4
-3
-1
-3
-2
0
-2
-1
0
-2
Freezing level m
5050
4850
4900
5000
4850
4850
5000
4850
4900
4950
4800
4850
4900
4800
4900
4950
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-2-1-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-332332332322322332979979989878878871613161613161513161513151413151513
Sunrise
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat 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.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 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.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the E
(28 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.
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
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
light rain
Light rain .
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: few
High: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the SE
(26 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.