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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), 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 afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3000
2700
2650
2800
2550
3050
3450
3150
3400
2800
2800
2750
3000
km/h
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
4
 mm
1.7
3
1
7
0.1
0.9
5
0.9
1.2
9
0.6
2
11
1.3
1.4
6
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max °C
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
3
-1
-1
0
-2
0
0
1
0
0
-4
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-4
Freezing level m
5050
4900
4850
4950
4850
4900
4900
4850
4900
5000
4900
4850
4950
4850
4850
4850
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), 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 afternoon, 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
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE.(Wind varies from 120 to 200 degs)
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
37
Fresh winds from the SSE
(37 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
20°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm moderate hail.
13
Light winds from the W
(13 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few

* 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.