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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2650
2750
2800
2750
4900
2900
2750
4950
3200
2350
5000
3000
2650
2650
2750
2350
km/h
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
0
NNW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
S
10
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
1
 mm
1.1
10
0.5
5
1
0.6
1.9
0.1
1.7
2
max °C
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
min °C
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
 chill °C
-2
-2
0
-2
2
2
0
3
3
2
3
0
2
1
0
-1
Freezing level m
4800
4750
4800
4700
4950
4900
4850
5100
4950
4900
5200
4900
4850
5000
4950
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-3-3-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-2-2-1-1-2222232343342232278779881089108898713141413161413161514171413151412
Sunrise
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
Sunset
6:30
6:29
6:29
6:29
6:28

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 17mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°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
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
38 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
18
Light winds from the E
(18 kph at 89).
35
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: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the S
(13 kph at 190).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km

* 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.