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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 27mm) on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
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
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
mod snow
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3200
3050
4550
3050
2400
2950
2350
2700
2750
3050
2750
3000
3000
2800
km/h
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ESE
15
ENE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6
1
 mm
2
5
0.3
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.3
2
0.4
1.2
3
—
1.7
7
0.6
1.3
9
3
max °C
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
min °C
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
0
1
-2
-1
0
-2
0
1
0
1
2
-2
0
3
-1
0
-1
-3
Freezing level m
5050
5100
4850
4950
5100
4900
5000
4950
4900
4950
4950
4800
4900
5000
4800
4900
4800
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-2-2-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-23433433323222323229989108998887898988161513161614161514151513151513161413
Sunrise
6:11
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
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Sunset
—
6:17
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—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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—
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: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon will be washed away by heavy rain (total 27mm) on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°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
136 km S
1624m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
20 km
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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
362 km S
410m alt.
1 hour ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
386 km SSE
87m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
30 km
Lodwar
407 km NW
515m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
0.0 km
417 km SW
1173m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy

* 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.