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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
Cloud base (m)
2650
2650
2850
2600
2700
3150
3350
2850
3000
3150
2950
2800
2800
km/h
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
10
E
20
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.7
1.7
1
—
0.8
4
0.3
0.8
5
1
1.6
12
5
2
8
—
max °C
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
0
-1
0
-2
0
1
1
0
1
-3
-2
0
-3
-2
-1
-4
Freezing level m
4950
4850
4850
4900
4850
4950
4850
4900
5000
4900
4900
4950
4850
4850
4900
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-1-3-2-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-32222332332332222888899899898888714141413161513161513161513151413
Sunrise
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu night, min 1°C on Thu 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.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
38 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
362 km S
410m alt.
53 minutes ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 120).
50 km
Low: broken
Mid: mostly cloudy
Lodwar
407 km NW
515m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
0.0 km
417 km SW
1173m alt.
53 minutes ago
25°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.