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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

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

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
light snow
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light snow
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2800
2750
2750
3050
3050
3100
3100
3050
3100
2800
km/h
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
2
—
—
2
—
—
2
—
—
2
—
—
4
—
2
2
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-1
-1
-1
min °C
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-1
0
-1
-1
-1
-1
-2
 chill °C
-5
-6
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-2
-3
-3
-2
-4
-6
-5
-5
-7
Freezing level m
5000
4850
4950
5000
4950
5000
5050
5000
5100
5150
5100
5150
5100
5100
5000
5000
4950
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-210-10-1-1-1-1-2323334335444433338899810991010910999991514161514171514171614171515151514
Sunrise
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
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 Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed afternoon, min -2°C on Fri night). 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
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the E
(11 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
44 km ENE
1554m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Nyeri
49 km SW
1759m alt.
3 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
26°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
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
22
Moderate winds from the ENE
(22 kph at 70).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
Nairobi Wilson Airport
139 km S
1685m alt.
3 hours ago
20°C
cloudy
No report.
Wind obs. (20 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
20 km
Dagoretti Corner
141 km S
1796m alt.
3 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.
3 hours ago
18°C
partially cloudy
No report.
30 km
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the NE
(20 kph at 50).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: scattered
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.