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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Wed 11 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
mod. rain
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2950
2900
2750
2750
3550
3050
2750
3050
3250
2800
2800
2750
2750
5000
km/h
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
E
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
2
3
—
1
3
—
—
2
—
1
8
—
 mm
7
3
3
13
1.1
—
—
—
—
6
—
0.7
6
—
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
1
-1
1
2
-1
-1
0
-2
-2
0
-3
-2
-1
-3
-2
0
-3
Freezing level m
5000
4950
5000
4950
4850
4800
4850
4800
4800
4850
4800
4900
4800
4750
4800
4800
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-1-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-233322222222222222888887778888878871414151513141413141413151413141413
Sunrise
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), mostly on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a light covering of snow ,mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat 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.
3 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 310).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
19°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
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: 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
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: few
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
3 hours ago
35°C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
Wind obs. (19 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (11 kph from 320 degs) was rejected.
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.