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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Tue 10 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
snow showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
snow showers
snow showers
thunderstorm
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
Cloud base (m)
3050
2850
3400
2750
2850
3250
2900
6100
2850
2700
2850
3000
km/h
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
1
3
1
1
—
—
 mm
6
0.5
3
12
1.5
4
14
0.1
0.1
4
0.1
—
—
—
—
4
—
max °C
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
0
-1
-1
1
-1
-1
0
-2
-1
2
-2
-1
-1
-4
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
4950
4900
4950
4950
4850
4950
4900
4850
4850
4900
4800
4850
4800
4800
4800
4850
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 7mm) on Fri afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Fri 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
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 86).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SW
(9 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairob / ilson
140 km S
1679m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Light rain .
Wind obs. (13 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
Eldoret
238 km W
2133m alt.
48 minutes ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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.