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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), mostly on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
Cloud base (m)
3050
3600
2750
3000
3000
5250
3000
3250
3100
3600
3250
2600
km/h
10
NE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
5
 mm
5
2
0.8
6
1.7
0.4
8
0.5
0.6
5
0.9
1
12
0.8
2
12
4
max °C
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
min °C
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
 chill °C
0
-1
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
1
0
-1
0
0
0
1
2
-1
Freezing level m
5050
4950
5000
5050
5000
5100
5050
5100
5150
5100
5100
5100
5100
5000
4950
5100
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-100-1-1-1-1-1-1-233433433433433332989991099109810999981514161515171514171514171514161513
Sunrise
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
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: Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 39mm), mostly on Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu night, min 2°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
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ESE
(17 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
136 km S
1624m alt.
4 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the ENE
(24 kph at 60).
100.1 km
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
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.
3 hours ago
35°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the SSE
(22 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: 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.