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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Thu 29 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
2850
2900
2750
3350
2850
2850
2800
2900
3050
3500
3300
3000
2750
3100
3000
km/h
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
11
1.5
1.9
20
1
2
5
—
1.5
2
—
—
—
—
0.4
4
3
max °C
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
min °C
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
 chill °C
0
-2
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-4
-3
-3
-6
-3
-3
-4
-2
-2
-3
Freezing level m
4950
4850
4850
4950
4900
4900
4900
4800
4900
4900
4650
4800
4800
4850
4950
4900
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 0°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.
3 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
47 minutes ago
20°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 14).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
19°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
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the NE
(22 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the ENE
(28 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
Low: few
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 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.