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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2750
4100
3450
2750
2650
3100
2550
2850
2850
2800
9650
3450
3700
2600
3150
2700
km/h
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
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Snowflake cm
1
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
5
0.4
0.4
1.3
0.3
2
0.4
0.6
11
—
0.7
4
1.3
0.8
6
0.4
max °C
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
min °C
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
 chill °C
-3
-1
0
-1
0
1
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
1
-1
-1
0
-1
Freezing level m
5000
4900
5000
4900
5000
4900
4850
4900
4900
4800
4900
4950
4900
4900
4950
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-1-2-1-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-23333322332333332899898898799899814151614161513151413161514161513
Sunrise
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6:11
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—
6:11
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
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Sunset
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—
6:17
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6:17
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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: A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 22mm) on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed 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.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 110 degs)
(19 kph at 70).
0.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
4 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.
4 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
4 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
4 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
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.