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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Fri 16 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2900
2400
2800
2700
2800
2450
2850
3000
2750
3150
3000
3600
3650
km/h
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
4
0.2
1.1
2
0.3
0.4
2
0.1
0.4
3
0.7
0.2
12
1.4
1
6
0.7
max °C
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
min °C
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
 chill °C
3
0
0
1
0
1
2
-1
0
1
0
1
1
-1
0
3
0
Freezing level m
4950
4800
4950
4950
4950
5000
4950
4850
4950
5050
5000
5000
5000
5000
5050
5150
5050
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
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6:19
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6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Mon 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
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 200 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 020 to 180 degs)
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
2101m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: few

* 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.