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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Thu 15 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
rain showers
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2400
2650
3400
2800
2800
2800
2750
3050
2750
2500
2750
2750
2800
2950
3300
5800
km/h
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
1
7
0.7
1.6
5
0.6
1.1
4
0.1
1
4
0.6
0.7
5
0.4
0.5
11
4
max °C
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
min °C
3
2
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
 chill °C
2
2
0
1
3
-2
0
1
-1
-1
0
-2
0
0
0
2
2
2
Freezing level m
5000
4950
4900
5050
5000
4950
5050
5000
4850
4950
4950
4850
4950
5000
4950
5000
5000
4900
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:13
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—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
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Sunset
—
6:19
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—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
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—
6:19
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6:19
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Thu morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Tue morning, min 2°C on Sun morning). 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
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the SSE
(7 kph at 160).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
cloudy
Dry and cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: overcast
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the SE
(13 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
30
Fresh winds from the SW
(30 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: broken
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
362 km S
410m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 1).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: 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.