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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2650
2900
2400
2700
2750
2750
2900
2750
2400
2750
3050
2500
3050
3600
5950
2950
3000
km/h
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
6
1.2
1.1
4
0.4
0.9
3
0.3
0.9
5
0.3
0.6
4
1
0.4
22
8
max °C
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
min °C
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
 chill °C
3
0
1
2
-2
0
1
-1
-1
2
-1
0
1
-1
0
1
-1
Freezing level m
5000
4900
5050
4950
4850
5050
5000
4900
4900
5000
4850
4950
5000
4950
5050
5000
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
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6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°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
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
4 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
4 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: overcast
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
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.