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Mount Kenya Weather Forecast

East Central Kenya · Kenya
Issued: 2 pm Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
part cloud
clear
snow showers
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
snow showers
clear
snow showers
light snow
part cloud
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
some clouds
clear
snow shwrs
clear
clear
light snow
clear
clear
snow shwrs
clear
snow shwrs
light snow
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
2750
2750
2400
2750
2850
3100
3350
3150
3550
3200
2850
km/h
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
3
1
—
1
—
—
2
—
—
3
—
—
2
—
2
3
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
1
0
0
0
0
-1
min °C
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
0
0
-1
0
-1
-2
 chill °C
-3
-2
-1
-1
-6
-3
-4
-6
-4
-5
-7
-4
-4
-5
-4
-5
-6
Freezing level m
4950
4850
4950
5000
4900
5000
5000
4950
5000
5000
5050
5200
5200
5100
5150
5100
5000
Sea lvl2000m4000m6000m8000m
-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-2-1-1-210-10-1-232332433433544343879889981099101099981413151514161514161514181615161514
Sunrise
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
6:11
—
—
Sunset
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:19
—
—
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 Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Mount Kenya Weather (Days 3-6):

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed morning, min -2°C on Tue 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.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
10.0 km
Low: broken
118 km SSW
2191m alt.
45 minutes ago
18°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at —).
0
Nakuru Airport
134 km WSW
1998m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
136 km S
1624m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 050 to 160 degs)
(15 kph at 80).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Nairob / ilson Airport
140 km S
1679m alt.
2 hours ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
13
Light winds from the E
(13 kph at 90).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
Eldoret Airport
238 km W
2101m alt.
2 hours ago
19°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the WSW
(17 kph at 240).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Garissa Airport
260 km E
147m alt.
2 hours ago
34°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
19
Light winds from the SE
(19 kph at 140).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
284 km WSW
1132m alt.
2 hours ago
27°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
24
Moderate winds from the SW
(24 kph at 230).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Arusha Airport
358 km S
1480m alt.
1 hour ago
26°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
20
Moderate winds from the ESE
(20 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
362 km S
410m alt.
2 hours ago
31°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the ENE.(Wind varies from 030 to 090 degs)
(17 kph at 60).
10.0 km
Low: scattered

* 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.