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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), 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 Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Mon afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
snow showers
light snow
rain showers
snow showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2750
2950
2700
3300
2850
3000
2850
2800
2850
2700
3100
km/h
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
5
—
1
—
—
—
1
—
—
4
1
—
—
—
 mm
17
1
—
1.4
0.2
—
12
—
0.6
2
—
1.3
6
—
1.8
6
0.7
max °C
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
2
-2
1
0
-2
-1
0
-1
0
2
-1
1
2
-3
-1
-1
-3
Freezing level m
4900
4850
4800
4850
4850
4850
4850
4800
4800
4850
4800
4850
4900
4750
4900
4900
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-232222222222222222887878878878878871413141413141413151413141413151413
Sunrise
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), 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 Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Mon afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Sun 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
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 63).
0
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 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.
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.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: broken
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 190 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.