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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun 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
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
2850
2700
2500
3000
2650
2750
2650
2650
2750
2850
2900
5350
2700
5050
3600
2650
km/h
20
E
10
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
 mm
0.8
3
—
0.6
3
1.3
1
3
0.7
0.9
0.9
—
0.1
0.3
—
0.1
0.2
0.3
max °C
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-3
-1
-4
-2
-2
-4
-2
-1
-3
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-2
0
0
-1
Freezing level m
4850
4950
4800
4900
4900
4850
4900
4900
4850
4900
4850
4750
4900
5000
4800
4850
4950
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2332322322222332332987988888887997897161513161513151413151413151513151513
Sunrise
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 3mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun 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
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
134m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
652m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 020 to 110 degs)
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Mid: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
391m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours 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.