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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Tue 06 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2400
2800
2700
2550
2950
2500
2900
2750
2450
3050
2850
2400
2800
2650
2650
2950
2700
km/h
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
0.8
5
0.7
0.4
3
—
0.5
4
0.2
0.6
1.9
—
0.7
4
—
0.3
0.6
—
max °C
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
min °C
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-1
-4
-2
-1
-4
-3
-2
-4
-2
0
-3
-2
-1
-2
-1
0
-2
Freezing level m
4900
5000
4850
4900
5000
4850
4850
4950
4850
4850
5000
4750
4850
4850
4800
4900
4900
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-2-2-1-3-2-2-2-2-2-3332332332332222322988998997987887987161513161613161513151513151413151513
Sunrise
6:15
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—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 8mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri 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
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
4 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
134m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
652m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 360 to 170 degs)
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
72m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
20 km
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
89m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
391m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
243 km SSE
76m 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.