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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 2 pm Thu 16 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling 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.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
light snow
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
clear
km/h
10
E
0
S
5
N
5
NE
0
SW
5
N
5
NE
5
SE
5
NNE
0
NE
0
NNE
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
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Snowflake cm
2
1
4
 mm
1.1
0.1
0.9
1.3
1.7
2
0.6
3
0.3
max °C
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
min °C
3
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
 chill °C
0
1
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
2
1
2
0
-2
-1
-3
-3
Freezing level m
4950
4750
4950
5000
4750
4800
4850
4650
4850
4850
4800
4900
4900
4750
4900
4700
4700
Cloud base (m)
3200
2450
2750
3300
2650
3150
2650
3250
2350
3050
2350
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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 dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 5mm) on Sun morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with light rain (total 6mm) on Sun afternoon Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling 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.
3 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
3 hours ago
17° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 108).
24
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
23° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 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.
2 hours 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.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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

* 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.