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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 2 am Thu 26 Feb Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 1°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
 km/h
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NE
1
5
1
1
0.9
0.4
5
0.3
0.2
4
0.6
0.1
4
1.5
0.2
1.1
0.3
0.3
2
1.2
max °C
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
min °C
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
-2
-2
-3
-2
0
-1
1
1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-4
4800
4850
4750
4900
4850
4850
4950
4900
4800
4850
4850
4850
4900
4850
4750
4850
4900
4850
Cloud base (m)
3250
2800
5800
3200
3100
5100
3050
2850
3300
3050
2900
3250
2800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
Sunset
6:46
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45
6:45

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 11mm) heaviest on Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Fri morning, min 1°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 10mm) heaviest on Sun afternoon, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°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
16° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
35 minutes ago
16° C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 114).
0
136 km S
1624m alt.
1 hour ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
2
Calm
(2 kph at 1).
7.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
3 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the SE
(15 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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

* 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.