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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 8 am Thu 30 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3250
2400
3250
2600
2600
2700
2850
2850
3250
2700
2650
2900
2550
km/h
10
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
0
S
5
S
15
S
0
N
5
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
0
NW
5
WSW
10
NW
5
N
0
NNW
0
NE
5
S
5
S
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Snowflake cm
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
 mm
0.1
0.1
1.2
1.9
3
0.3
max °C
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
min °C
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
 chill °C
-1
-1
-2
1
1
-2
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
4750
4750
4600
4750
4850
4700
4900
4850
4800
4850
4750
4750
4800
4750
4750
4850
4700
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
Sunset
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 6mm) on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun afternoon). 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
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 225).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: 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
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.