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Mount Kenya
Weather Forecast, Kenya

Issued: 8 pm Fri 31 Jul Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. 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 new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
rain showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2850
3000
2850
4750
3200
2900
4850
2950
2750
2800
2900
2750
2400
3050
3000
4900
3450
2900
km/h
10
SSW
0
ENE
0
WSW
5
SW
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
SSW
0
SSE
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
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Snowflake cm
1
2
1
2
1
 mm
0.1
1.6
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.3
max °C
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
min °C
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
 chill °C
-2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
1
-1
0
Freezing level m
4650
4850
4850
4750
4850
4850
4650
4850
4650
4650
4850
4750
4750
4850
4700
4550
4900
4800
4600
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
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Sunrise
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
Sunset
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:39

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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: Light rain (total 2mm) at first, then becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Sun night. 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 new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Mon night, min 0°C on Wed 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
19° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 260).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
18° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the NE
(7 kph at 40).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
1 hour ago
20° C
cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
1 hour ago
15° C
light rain
Intermittent light drizzle.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected.
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
14° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the S
(9 kph at 170).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
1 hour 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
clear
-
28
Moderate winds from the SE
(28 kph at 140).
0.0 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.