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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5900
3100
3000
2950
3000
3050
2800
3450
3100
2850
3300
km/h
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
10
—
—
8
—
 mm
0.6
1
7
3
3
13
1.4
2
12
0.7
2
—
3
1.2
—
—
max °C
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
min °C
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
0
-1
-2
-1
2
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-3
Freezing level m
4800
5050
4900
4850
4900
4900
4900
4950
4900
4900
4900
4850
4850
4800
4800
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-33333232332222221898888898887887713161414151514151413141413141313
Sunrise
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6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
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 44mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Thu night, 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.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
58 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 10).
0.0 km
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: 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.