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Calm after Storm Erik – sunny spells in Kilkenny today, but more heavy gusts on way

By Kilkenny Now 9th February 2019 0

MET Éireann’s Status Yellow weather warning lifted at 6am this morning after Storm Erik battered the country will severe gusts of up to 130km/hr. However, the national forecaster has warned of further severe gusts, with sleet, hail and possibly some thunder throughout Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster. Heavy rainfall overnight and early this morning […]

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Kilkenny motorists urged to ‘expect the unexpected’ as Storm Erik hits

By Kilkenny Now 8th February 2019 0

BATTEN down the hatches – Storm Erik is set to batter the country with gale force winds today. Met Éireann has issued a Status Yellow weather warning for Kilkenny, which came into effect at 5am today and will remain in place until 6am tomorrow. And it has upgraded its warning to Status Orange in some […]

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Hair we go again! Kilkenny to be battered by gale force winds: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 7th February 2019 0

STRONG gales are set to batter Kilkenny as the country was included in another Status Yellow weather warning. The alert will come into effect at 6am tomorrow and remain in place for a full 14 hours. And parts of the country could be lashed by storm force winds, Met Éireann has warned. The national forecaster […]

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MET ÉIREANN WARNING: Temperatures to plummet to -7C in Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 1st February 2019 0

FREEZING overnight conditions have brought widespread frost to Kilkenny, but the county has escaped much of the heavy snow that was forecast. Sunshine is expected to break through today, but Met Éireann warned temperatures will continue to plummet tonight and over the weekend, to as low as -7C in parts. The national forecast has extended […]

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MET ÉIREANN UPDATE: Heavy overnight showers to turn to sleet or snow today

By Kilkenny Now 31st January 2019 0

KILKENNY and most parts of the country will be hit with “significant” levels of snow from early today, Met Éireann has forecast. Temperatures dipped to below freezing in many parts of the county last night. A status yellow warning for snow and ice remains in place for Kilkenny and the rest of the country until […]

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‘Significant’ snow forecast for Kilkenny and South Leinster tomorrow: Met Eireann

By Kilkenny Now 30th January 2019 0

KILKENNY and South Leinster will experience “significant accumulations” of snow tomorrow as we feel the full brunt of blizzards that could last up until the weekend. Met Éireann’s latest weather update today warned frost would set in quickly after dark tonight, “becoming severe” with snowfall and widespread ice and temperatures as low as -4C. Today […]

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MET ÉIREANN UPDATE: Heavy snow forecast, but Kilkenny may escape worst

By Kilkenny Now 29th January 2019 0

MET Éireann has updated its current weather warning, warning “significant accumulations” of snow are expected this week. However, Kilkenny may escape heavy blizzards as worst of the snowfall is forecast for the North and West regions. The national forecaster said there will be showers of hail, sleet and snow today, heaviest in the South-West, West […]

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The big freeze: snow forecast as Kilkenny is included in five-day weather warning

By Kilkenny Now 28th January 2019 0

KILKENNY could experience snow this week after the county was included in a new five-day nationwide yellow weather warning. Met Eireann issued the weather warning, which will come into effect from 6am tomorrow until 6pm on Saturday, earlier today. Snow is expected across the country. The national forecaster warned “some accumulations of snow are expected” […]

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Thousands of homes without power as gale force winds batter country

By Kilkenny Now 27th January 2019 0

UP to 10,000 homes and businesses are without electricity today after gale force gusts and heavy rain showers battered the country last night. Kilkenny was hit by winds of up to 100km/hr, which uprooted several trees and left debris scattered on many roads across the county this morning. AA Roadwatch urged motorists to take extra […]

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Batten down the hatches – 100km/hr gales to batter Kilkenny tonight: Met Éireann Status Yellow warning

By Kilkenny Now 26th January 2019 0

GUSTS of up 100km/hr are set to batter Kilkenny tonight. Met Éireann has issued two fresh Status Yellow wind warnings, which combined encompass the entire island. The second of the warnings has been issued for Kilkenny and the rest of Leinster at 8pm tonight. The alert also covers neighbouring Waterford and Tipperary, along with counties […]