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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Mon 02 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
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
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2950
3250
3000
3250
3350
3450
4000
3400
3150
2900
3100
3050
3100
km/h
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
1.1
0.2
0.1
3
—
0.2
3
1.4
0.8
3
—
0.3
3
0.3
1.9
4
—
max °C
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-3
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4800
4900
4850
4750
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
4800
4900
4900
4800
4850
4900
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3322322332322332322887987988887988987151412161413161413151413151413151413
Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 10mm) on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, 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
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
49 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
JomoKenyattaNternational Airport
137 km S
1639m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
-
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
40 km
Low: broken
Mid: mostly cloudy
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
196 km SW
1794m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: few
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (0 kph from 0 degs) was rejected.
30 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.