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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 8 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
mod snow
heavy snow
mod snow
snow showers
part cloud
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
mod. snow
heavy snow
mod. snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3600
4000
3150
3300
3300
3450
4900
3000
2600
2650
2750
3250
km/h
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
5
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
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Snowflake cm
—
—
2
—
—
2
1
—
2
—
2
8
18
6
1
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
0
0
-1
1
0
-1
0
0
-1
-1
-1
-2
-2
-1
-2
min °C
-2
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-3
-2
-3
 chill °C
-7
-6
-5
-4
-2
-3
-5
-4
-4
-7
-6
-5
-7
-7
-4
-7
Freezing level m
5000
5050
5100
5050
5150
5100
5050
5050
5100
4950
5050
5000
4850
4750
4900
4700
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-2-1-1-11-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-3-2-334435334433322228109910991010899878714171514171514171614161514131413
Sunrise
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:17
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Mount Kenya Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Mount Kenya is: A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Thu morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Fri night, min -3°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

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
22°C
clear
-
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: few
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
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: scattered
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the NNE
(22 kph at 30).
0.0 km
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the NNE
(19 kph at 30).
10.0 km
Low: few
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 310 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
287 km W
1875m alt.
3 hours ago
23°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
High: 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.