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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. 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

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
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
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3050
3150
3450
2750
2800
2750
2900
3150
2650
3200
3300
3100
2650
km/h
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
 mm
0.7
3
0.5
1.4
3
1.2
1.2
3
0.1
0.6
5
—
0.9
5
0.5
3
5
3
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-2
-1
-3
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4850
4900
4900
4850
4900
4950
4700
4800
4900
4700
4850
4950
4800
4900
4850
4900
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Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. 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):

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°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
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
0.0 km
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
53 minutes ago
15°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 94).
0
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 km
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
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Arusha Airport
358 km S
1480m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
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.