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WEEKEND WEATHER: Mild festive conditions won’t dampen our Christmas spirit

By Kilkenny Now 27th December 2019 0

Apart from patches of rainfall yesterday and last night, the festive period been mostly dry and quite mild for this time of year. And the good news is that conditions will remain predominantly dry and settled in Kilkenny and the South East over the weekend, with just the occasional shower to dampen our Christmas spirits. […]

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CHRISTMAS WEATHER: Widespread frost brings chance of ‘sleet and snow’, say forecasters

By Kilkenny Now 23rd December 2019 0

We’re unlikely to have a white Christmas this year, but some forecasters have warned some parts of the county have a good chance of seeing “sleet and snow” on the big day. Carlow Weather’s Alan O’Reilly wrote on Instagram over the weekend: “Latest ECMWF once again shows a risk of sleet/snow from low system Christmas […]

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CHRISTMAS WEATHER: Met Éireann gives its forecast for the big day

By Kilkenny Now 20th December 2019 0

It’s not looking like a white Christmas this year folks! In it’s latest forecast, Met Éireann indicated we’re in more more highly unsettled weather in the final countdown to the big day. But for now it seems earlier predictions from some forecasters of a snowy Christmas day were a little wide of the mark. The […]

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WEATHER WARNING: Hold onto your Santa hats! High winds and heavy rain to batter Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 17th December 2019 Post a comment

Hold on to your Santa hats folks – the crazy weather shows no sign of letting up. Met Éireann has issued two weather warnings for Kilkenny, warning us to prepare for high winds and heavy rains. Just as the ice that has been playing havoc on Kilkenny’s roads thaws out, a new weather front is […]

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KILKENNY WEATHER: Snow joke – dream of a white Christmas remains on radar

By Kilkenny Now 16th December 2019 0

It’s not too early to be dreaming of a white Christmas after the first snows of winter blanketed parts of the country over the weekend. The forecast for snowfall remains on the radar with just eight days to go before the big day. A Status Yellow warning for snow-ice was in effect in Kilkenny over […]

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BIG FREEZE: Status Yellow snow and ice warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 15th December 2019 0

A Status Yellow snow and ice warning for Kilkenny and the rest of the country will remain in place until 11am this morning. The warning came as Met Éireann warned there be wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow with localized accumulations, especially on high ground, and icy stretches on roads and footpaths. Met Eireann […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Let it snow … Met Éireann warns of ‘wintry falls’

By Kilkenny Now 13th December 2019 0

The odds of a white Christmas are shortening as weather forcasters predicted we could be in for some snow this weekend. Met Éireann said “some wintry falls” are possible this weekend as the icy weather continues and temperatures plummet to sub-zero. It’s also expected to be windy today, with the breezy conditions rolling into the […]

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WEATHER WARNING: ‘Storm Brendan’ and gusts of up to 150kph approaching Kilkenny, say forecasters

By Kilkenny Now 12th December 2019 0

Forecasters are warning of a large and powerful storm – with gusts of up to 150kph – which they claim will hit Kilkenny tomorrow. The extreme forecast was issued by Weather Alert Ireland, which has dubbed the storm ‘Brendan’, earlier today. It has also forecast snow for this weekend. Popular weather apps Accuweather and Windy.com […]

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WEATHER WARNING: Kilkenny to be battered by ‘severe and damaging gusts’

By Kilkenny Now 10th December 2019 0

Met Éireann has issued a yellow weather warning for the entire country – with Kilkenny set to be battered by ‘severe and damaging gusts’. The warning was issued following an advisory from the national weather service about the heavy wind and rain travelling over the country today. The warning has been in place since 7am […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Hair we go again! Kilkenny braced for more gusts and rain

By Kilkenny Now 9th December 2019 0

Kilkenny thankfully escaped the worst of Storm Atiyah over the weekend. And today we’ll experience a welcome calm before conditions become more unsettled again later in the week with rain and strong gales forecast. A Status Yellow wind warning issued for Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster, along with counties Cavan, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tipperary and […]