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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3000
3150
3050
3350
3000
3300
3200
3200
4450
3150
3200
3000
3250
km/h
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
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Snowflake cm
1
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
1
 mm
—
0.2
0.6
—
0.1
—
—
0.1
3
1.6
0.1
1.5
0.3
1.3
3
—
max °C
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
3
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-4
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-3
0
0
-1
0
0
-2
0
0
-1
Freezing level m
4800
4900
4900
4700
4900
4850
4850
5050
5000
4900
5050
5000
4900
4850
4850
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-2-32321322432432222798798798799888713151512161412161413161513151413
Sunrise
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6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:16
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6:16
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6:16
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6:16
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6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 8mm) on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°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.
4 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
4 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 180).
0.0 km
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 200).
0.0 km
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
52 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
4 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
18°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
No report.
17
Light winds from the NE
(17 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
4 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.
4 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: 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.