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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2850
3400
2950
4550
5100
2800
3350
2750
3250
3000
2900
3200
3150
km/h
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
6
1.2
1.7
14
5
2
12
0.6
2
7
1
3
3
—
0.2
4
—
max °C
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
min °C
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
 chill °C
0
-1
0
0
-2
-1
0
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-6
-4
-3
-4
Freezing level m
5000
4950
5000
4900
4900
4950
4900
4850
4850
4900
4850
4900
5000
4650
4850
4850
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
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—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
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6:16
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6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 186).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm light rain thunderstorm.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
29°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 350 to 120 degs)
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
29°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
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.