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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) 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

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
clear
rain showers
light snow
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light snow
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2700
2650
2700
2750
2550
2400
2850
2850
5000
2950
2450
5250
2850
2400
2650
2750
2350
km/h
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
0
SSE
0
SE
0
ESE
5
NNE
0
SW
0
SW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
2
5
1
2
 mm
1.1
0.6
1.6
4
0.8
3
0.3
0.5
3
0.9
0.5
2
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
2
min °C
2
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
2
1
3
2
2
 chill °C
-1
-3
-2
0
-2
3
2
2
3
3
0
3
0
-2
2
-1
0
Freezing level m
4950
4750
4750
4800
4700
4950
4800
4850
5050
5000
4850
5200
4900
4900
5050
4950
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
Sunset
6:30
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 light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Becoming milder with light rain (total 9mm) 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):

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue 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
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 98).
23
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the N
(9 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
4 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.
4 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
4 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.