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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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night
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PM
night
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PM
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night
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
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rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
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risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2400
2900
2800
2800
2800
2850
2400
2700
2800
2800
3100
2800
3100
5700
3650
3450
km/h
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
0.9
4
0.3
0.9
7
0.2
0.4
2
0.5
0.4
3
1.2
0.3
12
1.6
0.6
6
0.7
max °C
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
min °C
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
 chill °C
1
0
0
0
2
-1
1
3
-2
0
1
0
1
2
0
1
2
0
Freezing level m
5100
4900
4850
4950
4900
4950
5000
5000
4850
5000
5050
5000
5050
5000
5050
5050
5200
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:11
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—
6:11
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
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6:11
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6:11
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Sunset
—
6:19
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6:19
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6:19
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6:19
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6:19
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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 16mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
19°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.
2 hours ago
19°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
20°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 010 to 100 degs)
(6 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
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.