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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
light snow
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2350
2950
2900
2350
2850
2650
2400
2650
2650
2350
2400
2750
2650
2700
2750
km/h
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SE
5
S
5
SW
5
SSE
0
E
0
SE
5
NE
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
 mm
1
0.1
0.3
1
0.1
0.1
0.1
3
0.2
0.5
7
0.1
max °C
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
1
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
min °C
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
 chill °C
3
0
-2
1
1
-2
0
-1
-3
-1
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
Freezing level m
5000
4850
4700
4800
4900
4750
4900
4900
4750
4900
5150
4850
4950
4850
4800
4850
4850
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-3-1-1-2-1-2-3-2-2-23213223213423223228768878879108988987151312141412151412161713161413161413
Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
Sunset
6:28
6:28
6:27
6:27
6:27
6:25

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. 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
Embu Airport
42 km SSE
1493m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 124).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SSE
(15 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
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.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSW
(7 kph at 210).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Eldoret
238 km W
2133m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the WSW
(6 kph at 250).
10.0 km
Low: 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.