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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Mon 09 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light snow
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3300
6700
3100
2750
2850
2850
2600
2950
2600
3400
2900
3050
km/h
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
4
5
—
1
4
—
 mm
5
0.3
1.6
12
1.3
3
13
1.2
2
16
5
—
—
0.6
—
—
—
max °C
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-3
0
0
-2
-1
0
-2
0
0
-2
1
-1
-2
-2
0
-3
Freezing level m
5000
4800
5050
4900
4800
4950
4900
4900
5000
4900
4850
4850
4750
4800
4800
4800
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri morning. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu 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
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
52 minutes ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 64).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
23°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
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 060 to 120 degs)
(24 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Eldoret
238 km W
2133m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
35°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
rain showers
Shower light rain shower.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
287 km W
1875m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the N
(11 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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.