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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2450
3000
2600
2400
2800
2600
3750
2900
3150
2650
2500
3100
2450
2450
2700
2650
km/h
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.5
2
—
1.2
4
1.4
—
0.6
0.2
0.4
3
0.4
0.4
2
—
1
4
—
max °C
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-3
-3
-4
-1
-1
-4
-3
0
-2
-1
0
-3
-2
0
-3
-1
2
-2
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4800
5000
5000
4900
4900
5050
4800
5000
4950
4900
4900
5000
4800
4850
4900
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-33223323423323322229879879108987997887161513161513171613161513151613151413
Sunrise
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu 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
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 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.
3 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
6
Light winds from the NNE
(6 kph at 30).
0.0 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.