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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3400
2750
2800
2600
2800
3000
3650
2550
3100
3450
3100
3400
3050
km/h
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
2
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
 mm
1.4
20
0.4
1.8
7
—
0.6
1.9
—
0.1
1.9
—
0.2
4
4
0.5
5
1.8
max °C
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-4
-1
-2
-3
0
-2
-4
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4800
4900
4850
4750
4850
4900
4700
4850
4850
4800
4950
4950
4900
5000
4950
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon 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
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
32 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
17°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
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NNE
(15 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / ilson
140 km S
1679m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NE
(6 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Eldoret
238 km W
2133m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the NE
(15 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.