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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Tue night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
mod rain
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
mod. rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2700
2700
2850
3250
3150
2750
3050
3400
3100
2900
3050
2700
2850
2850
km/h
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
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Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
6
1
 mm
9
—
0.2
0.6
—
0.1
1.8
0.2
—
4
4
0.1
3
0.9
0.1
—
—
max °C
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-3
-3
-3
-2
-2
-2
1
0
-1
1
-1
-1
0
1
-2
Freezing level m
4900
4800
4900
4900
4700
4900
4850
4850
5050
4900
4900
5000
4950
4900
4850
4800
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-2-2-2-2-322321322422432222879879879879988871413151413161412161413161513141413
Sunrise
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 13mm) on Tue night, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed 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.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NE
(26 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
JomoKenyattaNternational Airport
137 km S
1639m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
rain showers
Rain showers.
20
Moderate winds from the ENE
(20 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
26
Moderate winds from the NNE
(26 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
30 km
196 km SW
1794m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
-
Wind obs. (13 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
50 km
Mid: scattered
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 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.