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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3500
4800
3350
2750
3650
2850
2450
3400
2350
2850
2700
2900
km/h
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
 mm
0.2
5
1.4
0.1
0.8
0.2
1.7
4
1.1
0.1
0.6
—
0.1
1.2
0.4
1.7
5
1.4
max °C
5
4
3
5
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
min °C
4
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
2
4
1
3
3
1
2
2
2
 chill °C
3
0
0
2
1
-1
0
0
-2
-2
1
-3
0
1
-2
0
0
-1
Freezing level m
5200
5150
5050
5100
5200
4950
5000
5150
4850
4950
5100
4850
4950
5050
4850
4900
4900
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
10-100-2-10-2-10-2-1-1-2-2-2-254354334334243223211991010891089107998888181615181714161613171613161613151414
Sunrise
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 14mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Thu morning, min 2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Tue afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Tue night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun 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
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
55 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
30 km
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
362 km S
410m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
386 km SSE
87m alt.
2 hours 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.