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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2900
2850
2450
2700
2950
2750
2900
2700
2750
2850
2700
2400
2800
2800
2800
3050
3200
km/h
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
—
1.5
7
0.4
2
4
0.7
1
4
0.5
1.2
3
—
0.7
5
0.9
max °C
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
min °C
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
 chill °C
2
-1
3
3
1
1
2
-1
1
1
-1
-1
-2
-3
0
1
0
Freezing level m
5050
4850
5000
5000
4850
5100
5000
4900
5000
5000
4850
4950
5000
4750
4850
5000
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-3-2-1-232332332332332333889889889879979981513151414161513161513151513151514
Sunrise
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:20
—
—
6:19
—
—
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: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat afternoon, 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.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 190 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ESE.(Wind varies from 080 to 140 degs)
(19 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
139 km S
1685m alt.
4 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
4 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.
4 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
4 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.