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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Sat 07 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3050
3150
3300
3300
2700
3050
2950
2800
km/h
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
3
 mm
—
0.5
5
—
0.6
5
0.4
1.2
8
1.8
2
9
3
1.7
15
—
max °C
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
 chill °C
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-1
-4
0
-1
-1
0
1
0
0
0
-1
Freezing level m
4750
4850
4900
4750
4900
4950
4800
5050
4900
4850
4950
4900
4900
4950
4850
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-32322332332222322798799898888888713161513161613161513151414151413
Sunrise
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6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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—
6:17
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6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu 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.
4 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
58 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 99).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 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.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
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.