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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 8 am Sun 16 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2700
3100
2800
2450
3050
2750
3200
2400
3450
2450
3150
2350
3650
2450
km/h
5
NNW
5
N
10
ESE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
20
ESE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.5
1.5
0.2
0.8
0.1
2
0.4
0.1
0.2
max °C
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
2
1
0
2
3
1
 chill °C
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
2
1
0
-1
-3
0
0
-4
Freezing level m
4850
4900
4750
4900
4850
4850
5100
5000
4850
4950
5000
4700
4800
4750
4600
4750
5000
4700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-3-2-3-4-3-2-3222322432331211331887987987997876897151413151413161412161612151412151612
Sunrise
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:30
Sunset
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Light rain (total 5mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 0°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.
2 hours ago
16° C
light rain
Drizzle
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: overcast
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: overcast
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 72).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
cloudy
Drizzle
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 130).
8.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
High: overcast
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
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
0.0 km
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
1 hour 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.