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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 am Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Wed afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
light snow
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain shwrs
light snow
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3250
2800
3050
2950
2850
2800
2900
3350
2650
3050
3350
2900
3500
2950
km/h
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
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Snowflake cm
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5
—
—
—
3
—
2
—
—
2
—
—
—
1
—
—
3
 mm
1.3
9
0.5
1.8
8
—
0.7
—
—
0.3
—
—
0.1
4
3
1.1
6
2
max °C
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
3
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
 chill °C
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
Freezing level m
4850
4850
4800
4850
4850
4800
4850
4850
4700
4800
4850
4850
5000
4950
4850
4950
4950
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-2-1-1-2222222322322432332877887877887988988151413151413151412151412161413161513
Sunrise
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 16mm) on Wed afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Wed night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 1°C on Mon 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
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 14).
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.
1 hour ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the NE
(11 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected.
40 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
362 km S
410m alt.
46 minutes ago
21°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 250).
50 km
Low: broken
Mid: scattered
Lodwar
407 km NW
515m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 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.