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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
heavy snow
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
heavy snow
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3050
3100
3450
3050
5400
3150
2850
2650
3400
2800
km/h
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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13
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 mm
0.3
3
0.6
0.5
5
0.6
0.5
3
0.9
0.3
6
0.2
2
16
0.7
1
4
0.4
max °C
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
min °C
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
 chill °C
0
0
-1
1
2
0
1
1
-1
0
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
0
1
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5050
5150
5150
5050
5250
5150
5000
5050
5000
4900
5000
5050
4800
4950
4950
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-100-110-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-24334445434433323229981099119810108988988161514171514181614171614161413151413
Sunrise
6:11
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6:11
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6:11
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6:11
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6:11
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6:11
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Sunset
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6:19
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6:17
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6:17
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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 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Becoming colder with a moderate fall of snow heaviest on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Sun 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
25°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the NNE.(Wind varies from 010 to 070 degs)
(28 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
cloudy
No report.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: few
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the E
(17 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
1 hour ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 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.