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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Mon 26 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
snow showers
snow showers
snow showers
clear
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
clear
Cloud base (m)
2650
2650
2850
2600
2700
3150
3350
2850
3000
3150
2950
2800
2800
km/h
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
E
20
E
15
E
30
ENE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
1
4
—
—
3
—
—
3
—
1
8
3
2
5
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-2
-2
-1
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-2
min °C
-2
-2
-2
-2
-2
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
-2
-2
-3
 chill °C
-5
-5
-5
-8
-6
-4
-6
-5
-3
-7
-7
-4
-8
-8
-7
-10
Freezing level m
4950
4850
4850
4900
4850
4950
4850
4900
5000
4900
4900
4950
4850
4850
4900
4750
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-2-2-2-2-1-3-2-1-2-2-1-2-2-2-32222332332332222888899899898888714141413161513161513161513151413
Sunrise
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
6:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Mon night, min -3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Thu night, min -3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning).

This table gives the weather forecast for Mount Kenya at the specific elevation of 5199 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
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the ENE
(11 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
19°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
22°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)
(24 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
20
Moderate winds from the SSE
(20 kph at 150).
20 km
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 90 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: few
High: broken
243 km SSE
1053m alt.
2 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.