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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later 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 Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
AM
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
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3150
3450
3450
3150
2600
4700
3550
2900
2450
3550
2350
km/h
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.2
3
0.5
0.3
5
0.2
0.1
1.1
0.2
1.3
16
11
0.5
1.1
0.1
0.1
0.8
0.5
max °C
4
3
3
5
4
3
5
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
min °C
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
1
 chill °C
0
0
1
3
0
-1
1
1
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
1
-2
Freezing level m
5100
5100
5100
5200
5100
5050
5100
5200
5000
4950
5000
4850
4900
5000
4850
4900
4950
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-10-11-1-100-2-1-1-2-2-1-3-2-1-24335434433323323321099119910108987987898171514171514171714161413161513151513
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Later 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 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.
3 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
0.0 km
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
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
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.