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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
snow showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2850
3100
2900
2750
2900
2950
2650
2850
3350
3050
3150
2550
3050
2800
km/h
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
11
4
1.5
9
0.9
1.9
5
—
1.2
4
—
0.3
—
—
0.4
3
2
max °C
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
min °C
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
0
0
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-6
-3
-3
-4
-2
-3
-4
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
4800
4850
4900
4800
4800
4900
4700
4850
4800
4800
4950
4950
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-1-1-2333322222321322332988887887887977987161514151413151413141512161412161513
Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun 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
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
light rain
Light rain.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 68).
6
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 020 to 100 degs)
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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.
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
33°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 200).
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.