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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 2 pm Tue 18 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
3050
2350
3350
2400
3150
2400
3600
2500
2400
3050
2750
2400
2950
2700
km/h
0
WSW
0
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
10
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SE
0
SSW
5
S
5
SW
5
NNE
0
ENE
0
WNW
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Snowflake cm
1
3
 mm
0.7
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.9
0.4
1.8
max °C
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
min °C
3
1
2
3
1
2
2
0
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
 chill °C
3
1
-1
0
1
-1
-1
0
1
1
-2
2
2
1
2
2
-1
Freezing level m
5100
4750
4950
5050
4750
4850
4850
4650
4800
5050
4750
4900
4850
4800
4950
4800
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:31
6:31
6:30
6:30
6:30
Sunset
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:36
6:36

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Tue afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 4mm) on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Fri 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
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
49 minutes ago
14° C
Dry
11
Light winds from the ESE
(11 kph at 114).
19
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the E
(19 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
20° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
56 minutes ago
15° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
1 hour ago
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
3 hours ago
24° C
partially cloudy
No report.
7
Light winds from the ESE
(7 kph at 120).
40 km
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
29° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the S
(19 kph at 180).
10.0 km
Low: broken
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
1 hour ago
25° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the WNW
(9 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.