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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Tue 27 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
mod. rain
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2650
2850
2550
2650
3200
3000
4900
5650
2900
2800
3050
2900
2800
3200
km/h
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
 mm
1.4
6
—
0.9
3
0.6
0.8
15
0.6
1.4
16
0.3
3
15
—
0.8
2
—
max °C
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
-1
-2
0
1
0
1
-1
-1
0
0
-3
-2
-1
-4
-3
-3
-4
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4800
4900
5000
4850
4950
4950
4950
4950
4950
4850
4800
4900
4800
4850
4900
4700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Fri 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
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 010 to 080 degs)
(6 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
High: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: 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.