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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 8 am Fri 19 Dec Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 8mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 0°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
 cm 
1
2
1
2
4
 mm 
0.4
3
0.1
2
0.1
0.3
2
0.3
0.9
3
0.3
0.1
0.1
max°C
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
2
min°C
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
1
0
2
1
1
chill°C 
-2
0
-2
0
-2
-2
-1
1
-2
0
0
-5
-1
-2
-4
-1
-3
-3
Freezing level (m
4950
4950
4700
5000
4900
4700
4850
4800
4750
4800
4850
4650
4800
4750
4650
4800
4750
4800
Cloud base (m)
3000
2950
3150
2950
2950
3100
3000
3050
2700
2800
3100
3100
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:24
6:26
Sunset
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:32
6:32
6:34

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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 8mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 5mm) on Mon afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 0°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 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
Fog -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.5 km
Low: overcast
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
Dry
8
Light winds from the NW
(8 kph at 314).
19
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
0.0 km

* 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.