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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm) heaviest on Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3350
2700
2600
5000
3050
3300
3000
3100
3350
3400
4400
3250
3100
3200
3050
2700
km/h
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
1
—
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
3
 mm
1.8
9
—
0.2
—
—
0.2
—
—
0.1
2
2
0.6
4
2
1.1
6
—
max °C
2
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-2
-3
0
0
-1
1
0
-3
-1
-1
-2
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4800
4850
4850
4700
4850
4850
4800
5000
5000
4900
5050
4950
4850
4900
4900
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
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 Sat afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sat night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow giving way to moderate rain (total 18mm) heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Wed 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
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 10).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
4 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
50 minutes ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 13).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 20).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 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.
3 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
clear
-
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 50).
0.0 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 hours 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.