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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during 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.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2950
2950
2750
2900
2850
2900
2800
5850
3200
3500
5600
3100
3550
km/h
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
1
3
0.5
1.2
3
1.2
0.8
3
0.1
0.7
6
—
0.5
5
0.6
3
10
1.8
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
min °C
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
0
0
-2
-2
-4
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4800
4900
4950
4800
4900
4950
4750
4800
4900
4700
4850
4950
4800
4950
4850
4800
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Sunrise
6:09
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—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
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Sunset
—
6:17
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—
6:17
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6:17
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—
6:17
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—
6:17
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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 14mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during 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.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: few
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
56 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 142).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 110 degs)
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
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.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
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.