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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2600
2550
2850
2950
2400
3150
2700
2400
2750
2700
2500
2950
2650
3300
2700
km/h
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
0.7
4
—
0.6
3
0.4
1
4
—
0.5
—
0.6
0.1
0.9
—
max °C
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-4
-3
-2
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
0
-2
-1
0
-2
-1
0
-1
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4950
4800
4900
4950
4850
4850
4900
4800
4900
4850
4800
4850
4900
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-3-2-1-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-22332332322322322898798898798798713161513161514151513151413151513
Sunrise
—
6:15
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
6:13
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:21
—
—
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 Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 3mm) on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat 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
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
moderate rain
Moderate rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
18°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
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the E
(22 kph at 90).
0.0 km
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
cloudy
No report.
19
Light winds from the ENE
(19 kph at 70).
0.0 km
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
15
Light winds from the ENE
(15 kph at 60).
0.0 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
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.