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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
2700
3000
2750
2750
3200
2850
3100
3000
3100
3250
3050
km/h
5
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.2
5
—
0.3
1.4
0.2
0.2
1.9
0.2
0.2
4
0.7
0.5
6
0.9
2
8
3
max °C
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
3
3
3
min °C
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
 chill °C
1
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
-1
1
0
-1
0
1
1
0
0
0
Freezing level m
4900
4950
4850
5000
4950
4900
5000
5100
5000
5050
5050
5050
5100
5150
5100
5150
5100
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-110-1-10-123233243343344433388788799810991099999151413151513161614161514171514161515
Sunrise
6:11
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
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: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°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.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N.(Wind varies from 310 to 060 degs)
(11 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: 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.