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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Fri 13 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2700
5950
2700
2950
3550
2850
3150
2900
2800
2850
2800
2850
3050
2800
2900
3300
km/h
10
NE
5
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
—
1
6
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.4
—
—
—
—
0.7
3
—
1.4
3
—
1.3
6
—
1.3
5
0.2
max °C
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
min °C
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
 chill °C
-1
-2
-2
0
1
0
2
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
-1
-3
-1
0
-3
Freezing level m
4800
4850
4850
4800
4800
4850
4900
4850
4850
4850
4800
4900
4900
4850
4900
4950
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A light fall of snow, heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri night, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Tue 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
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 60).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 060 degs)
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NW
(9 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: scattered
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Kisumu Airport
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ESE
(9 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Kilimanjaro Airport
362 km S
410m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: 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.