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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Sun 08 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 25mm), 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.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod snow
cloud
light snow
snow showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
mod. snow
cloudy
light snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3100
3400
3050
2850
2850
2700
2800
2950
2900
km/h
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NW
0
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
—
3
1
 mm
1.2
6
—
0.2
5
0.5
1.6
10
0.5
1.4
11
0.4
3
15
1
—
—
—
max °C
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-3
-1
-4
0
0
-1
0
2
0
1
2
-1
1
0
-1
Freezing level m
4800
4900
4700
4900
4950
4850
5050
4950
4850
4950
4900
4900
4950
4900
4750
4700
4700
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
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—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
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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: Heavy rain (total 25mm), 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.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Thu night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed 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
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 90).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
134m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / omo Kenyatta Airport
136 km S
652m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the NE.(Wind varies from 360 to 080 degs)
(17 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
20 km
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
124m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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

* 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.