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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 8 am Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Drizzle, on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon.. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
3600
2700
3200
2950
4900
3100
3050
3100
2650
2800
2950
2700
3000
2750
km/h
0
E
5
SSW
10
SW
0
ESE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
SSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
S
5
WSW
0
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
3
1
1
5
1
 mm
0.1
0.7
0.3
1
0.3
1.1
0.1
max °C
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
 chill °C
2
2
-1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
-3
0
-2
-2
Freezing level m
4800
4850
4700
4900
4900
4800
4900
4700
4750
4850
4750
4750
4900
4750
4750
4900
4650
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-3-3-2-2-3-2-3-3-2-3-2-2-3-3-2-3-2322332212212212212988988877877877877151513161513151412151313151312151312
Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
Sunset
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Drizzle, on Mon morning followed by colder weather and a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon.. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon afternoon). 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.
1 hour ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
clear
Fog - in the vicinity.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
6.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 80).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
cloudy
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
High: overcast
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
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
-
7
Light winds from the SE
(7 kph at 130).
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.