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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod snow
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
Cloud base (m)
2900
2700
3000
3050
2700
3600
3500
2850
2700
2850
2700
2750
3050
3100
2700
2750
km/h
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
3
2
—
1
4
1
—
2
1
1
7
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
19
0.6
—
0.6
0.1
—
—
—
0.8
7
—
—
—
—
1.5
7
—
max °C
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
1
2
-2
-2
0
-2
-1
-1
0
0
2
-1
0
0
-3
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
4950
4900
4850
4800
4850
4800
4800
4850
4800
4850
4800
4800
4800
4800
4700
4800
4900
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:11
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
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Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
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—
6:19
—
—
6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Mild with heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sun 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
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 337).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairob / ilson
140 km S
1679m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Eldoret
238 km W
2133m alt.
51 minutes ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: 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.