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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5300
2750
2850
2600
2800
4750
2900
2750
3050
2750
2850
2850
3400
2950
3200
km/h
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
1
3
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
0.6
3
—
1.4
12
—
0.9
5
—
0.6
10
0.1
max °C
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-1
0
1
2
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-3
-1
0
-3
Freezing level m
4800
4800
4850
4800
4800
4900
4850
4850
4900
4800
4900
4900
4850
4900
4900
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-22222322222332322888788788798798713141413151413151413151413151412
Sunrise
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 20mm) heaviest on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue 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.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
46 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
0.0 km
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.