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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Fri 09 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2450
2700
2550
2500
2700
2350
2700
2900
2650
4550
3150
2850
3300
2800
2400
2800
2350
km/h
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
E
0
E
0
ESE
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
1.1
3
0.4
1.4
4
—
0.8
1.4
0.9
0.2
0.8
—
0.1
0.3
0.1
0.9
4
0.2
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-3
-2
-1
-3
-1
-1
-3
-1
0
-2
0
1
0
2
2
0
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4850
4850
4900
4800
4900
4850
4800
4950
4850
4800
4900
4900
4800
4950
4950
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 13mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Mon 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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 180 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
light rain
Light rain .
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
clear
-
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
0.0 km
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
37 minutes ago
18°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
37 minutes 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.
37 minutes ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
37 minutes ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
362 km S
410m alt.
37 minutes ago
19°C
light rain
Continuous light drizzle.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
50 km
Low: scattered
Mid: mostly cloudy
386 km SSE
87m alt.
37 minutes ago
22°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected.
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.