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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Thu 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 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2700
2650
2350
3050
3000
2350
2900
2700
2450
2750
2850
2350
2400
2750
2350
km/h
5
WSW
5
SSE
0
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
E
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.7
0.8
0.1
0.3
0.2
0.4
0.1
0.3
3
0.3
max °C
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
min °C
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
2
2
 chill °C
0
0
3
0
-1
0
1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
1
0
0
Freezing level m
4850
4900
5000
4900
4700
4800
4900
4750
4900
4850
4800
4900
5100
4800
4950
4850
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-1-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-1-3-2-2-2223212223223423327787688787791089881413151412141412151412161713161514
Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
Sunset
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:27
6:27
6:27

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 2mm) on Thu 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):

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat 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
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
39 minutes ago
16°C
Dry
3
Calm
(3 kph at 116).
24
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 170 degs)
(17 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ESE
(13 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (15 kph from 300 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
31
Fresh winds from the SE
(31 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
30°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (24 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
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.