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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
mod snow
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
mod. snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
Cloud base (m)
2900
2650
2700
3100
2900
2850
2900
2600
2850
2850
3000
2700
2800
km/h
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
5
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
1
6
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
3
—
—
0.2
0.8
—
0.2
0.9
4
—
1.3
6
—
1.3
5
—
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-1
0
-3
-2
-1
1
0
2
-1
0
0
-3
-1
-2
-3
Freezing level m
4800
4850
4800
4850
4800
4850
4800
4800
4850
4850
4850
4850
4800
4900
4900
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-22222222222222222888788888788788714141413151413151413151413151412
Sunrise
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Mild with light rain (total 9mm) on Thu night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 21mm) on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Sun 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
19°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
50 minutes ago
13°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
0
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
13
Light winds from the SW
(13 kph at 230).
5.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.