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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2700
2800
2550
3150
3400
3000
5000
2950
3400
2950
2800
2650
2950
3350
km/h
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
3
—
—
—
—
 mm
1
10
—
0.5
4
1
1.2
17
0.7
1.3
15
0.5
2
5
—
1.4
3
—
max °C
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
-1
-2
0
1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-4
-2
-2
-4
-4
-3
-4
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4800
4900
4950
4900
4900
4900
4900
4900
4900
4850
4850
4850
4750
4900
5000
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:11
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—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
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Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri 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.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
Dry
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
134m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
652m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
72m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
20 km
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
30 km
218 km WSW
89m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
391m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
243 km SSE
76m 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
32°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: 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.