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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Fri 18 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2650
2650
2950
2650
2450
2850
2350
2400
2700
2600
2400
2700
2550
km/h
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
E
0
S
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
3
 mm
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.2
0.6
4
0.3
0.9
4
0.1
0.2
1.1
max °C
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
1
 chill °C
-3
-1
-1
-3
-1
1
-1
1
1
-1
1
2
0
3
3
-2
Freezing level m
4800
4900
5000
4800
4850
5000
4850
4900
4850
4800
4800
4800
4900
4950
5000
4800
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-1-3-2-1-3-2-2-3-2-2-2-1-1-32332332222222332788799788888899713151512161613151413151413161613
Sunrise
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:18
Sunset
6:27
6:27
6:27
6:25
6:25

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 3°C on Sat morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow turning to light rain (total 7mm) on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be slightly above freezing (max 4°C on Thu afternoon, 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
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 100 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
Dry
10
Light winds from the ESE
(10 kph at 103).
23
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
3 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the ENE
(13 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
6
Light winds from the ESE
(6 kph at 110).
30 km
218 km WSW
2133m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
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

* 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.