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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
night
rain showers
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thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
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rain shwrs
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rain shwrs
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risk tstorm
mod. rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2600
2850
2750
2750
3100
3400
3050
3450
3350
3250
2750
km/h
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
1.1
0.4
1.8
0.2
0.1
1.1
0.1
0.2
11
0.6
0.1
4
0.9
4
10
6
max °C
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
min °C
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
2
3
3
2
 chill °C
-1
0
1
0
1
1
-1
1
0
-1
2
2
0
1
1
-1
Freezing level m
4850
4950
5000
4850
5000
5100
4950
5050
5000
5050
5150
5150
5100
5100
5100
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-210-1-1-1-22332433433543433788799810981010999813151514161614171514181615161514
Sunrise
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6:11
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6:11
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—
6:11
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6:11
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—
6:11
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Sunset
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—
6:19
—
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6:19
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6:19
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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 16mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
30 km
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the ENE
(7 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Arusha Airport
358 km S
1480m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: broken

* 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.