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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2800
2750
2750
3050
3050
3100
3100
3050
3100
2800
km/h
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
3
0.4
0.5
4
0.9
0.3
3
0.5
0.1
3
0.2
0.9
8
1.1
4
4
0.5
max °C
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
min °C
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
 chill °C
0
-1
0
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
1
3
0
-1
0
1
-1
Freezing level m
5000
4850
4950
5000
4950
5000
5050
5000
5100
5150
5100
5150
5100
5100
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-210-10-1-1-1-1-2323334335444433338899810991010910999991514161514171514171614171515151514
Sunrise
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:17
—
—
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 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu 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
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
3 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 120 degs)
(22 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
27°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the E
(20 kph at 80).
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.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the NE
(24 kph at 50).
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.