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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
3650
2700
2600
5100
3250
2800
3050
3100
3550
2950
3100
3200
3050
2900
2850
3600
km/h
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
4
—
 mm
2
10
—
0.1
—
—
0.1
—
0.3
0.1
2
1.5
0.4
3
0.8
1.4
4
—
max °C
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-2
-4
-2
0
-2
0
1
-3
-1
0
-2
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4800
4900
4850
4700
4850
4850
4800
4950
5050
4850
5050
4950
4850
4850
4850
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-2-3222322322332432222887987987998988887151413151412161412161513161513151413
Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed 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
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
52 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
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
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
cloudy
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered

* 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.