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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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PM
night
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PM
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PM
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PM
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night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2500
2850
2950
2400
3000
3100
2950
3500
3300
2950
2800
2650
km/h
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
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—
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 mm
0.5
2
0.2
0.2
2
0.5
0.3
5
0.6
—
3
0.4
2
9
6
6
4
0.2
max °C
3
3
2
4
3
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
min °C
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
2
 chill °C
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
1
2
0
2
2
-1
0
2
-1
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4850
4950
5050
4900
5050
5050
5000
5100
5200
5100
5150
5100
5050
4900
5000
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-110-100-2-2-1-23323334335444433338889981099101091099898151514161614171514181615171515141514
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
—
6:19
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6:19
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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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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Thu 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
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
14°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
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NE
(9 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
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
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
3 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Arusha Airport
358 km S
1480m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken

* 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.