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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2450
2600
2350
2750
2650
2750
2700
2750
2500
2400
2700
2850
6300
4950
km/h
10
SE
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
0
SE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.2
0.6
1.9
0.4
0.6
8
0.1
0.3
4
0.4
0.2
1.9
max °C
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
5
3
min °C
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
2
 chill °C
-1
1
-1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
3
3
0
0
1
-1
Freezing level m
4850
5050
4800
4900
4900
4800
4900
4850
4900
4950
5000
4850
4950
5100
4950
5100
5300
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-1-10-133232222233234345389788888899899810108161613151413151513151514161613171713
Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
6:18
Sunset
6:27
6:27
6:25
6:25
6:25
6:24

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Wed 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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
Dry
2
Calm
(2 kph at 186).
19
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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
5 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
clear
-
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
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.