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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 am Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Sat afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
heavy rain
snow showers
thunderstorm
snow showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
heavy rain
snow shwrs
risk tstorm
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2900
2850
3050
2900
5000
5850
3000
3450
2750
2700
2750
2750
3100
2950
3250
3450
km/h
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
3
1
—
1
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.9
7
1.3
1.2
15
1.1
1.5
13
0.9
3
6
—
1.2
1.7
—
0.6
4
0.6
max °C
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
min °C
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
 chill °C
-1
0
-1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-2
-4
-3
-3
-6
-3
-3
-4
Freezing level m
4950
4950
4950
4950
4900
4900
4900
4900
4850
4850
4850
4850
4900
4950
4650
4950
4900
4850
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:11
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—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
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Sunset
—
6:17
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—
6:17
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—
6:17
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—
6:16
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—
6:16
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6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri night. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Wed morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

Mild with moderate rain (total 18mm) on Sat afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

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.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
47 km ENE
1564m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 90).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
39 minutes ago
Dry
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
1 hour ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
50 km
Low: scattered
Mid: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs)
(11 kph at 100).
10.0 km
Low: broken
JomoKenyattaNternational Airport
137 km S
1639m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
50 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
-
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 60).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
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.