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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Thu 08 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2700
2500
2450
2900
2650
2450
2700
2650
2700
2700
2400
3000
2750
2400
2750
2650
km/h
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
 mm
3
0.3
0.9
5
0.7
1.2
4
0.8
1
2
—
0.3
2
—
—
1.6
0.3
max °C
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-1
0
-3
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-1
Freezing level m
4950
4850
4950
4900
4850
4900
4900
4850
4850
4850
4800
4850
4850
4800
4800
4800
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Sun 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
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SW
(6 kph at 220).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
27 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 150).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: 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.