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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 8 am Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
km/h
5
ESE
5
ESE
0
ESE
10
N
5
N
0
SW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
1
1
4
 mm
1.1
0.1
1.2
0.7
1.6
0.5
4
0.4
max °C
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
min °C
2
3
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
2
1
2
2
-2
0
-1
-3
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4750
4950
4950
4600
4800
4800
4600
4850
4800
4750
5000
4900
4750
4850
4750
4700
Cloud base (m)
3500
2800
3150
2350
2350
3200
2700
3500
3100
3100
5250
3350
2750
3150
2850
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Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
Sunset
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Mon afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon 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
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
22° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 118).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
24° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
30 km
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
1 hour ago
24° C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km

* 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.