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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 2 pm Sat 17 Jan Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
 km/h
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
2
1
1
0.3
1.7
0.4
2
0.2
0.1
0.1
max °C
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
1
min °C
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
0
-2
0
2
1
0
0
-2
-1
0
-3
-2
-3
-6
-4
-4
-5
4750
4750
4900
4900
4750
4850
4950
4850
4900
5050
4800
4900
5100
4700
4850
5100
4650
Cloud base (m)
3100
4850
3150
2950
3200
3350
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-1-322221222332331331778878879979969971412151512151412171612161612161611
Sunrise
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
Sunset
6:44
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45

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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 Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).

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
21° C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the S
(6 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
37 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the E
(16 kph at 80).
32
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
0.0 km
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
54 minutes ago
22° C
cloudy
No report.
33
Fresh winds from the ENE
(33 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
25° C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
287 km W
1875m alt.
3 hours ago
22° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.