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WEATHER ALERT: Status Yellow rain and thunder warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 19th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THUNDERSTORMS and flooding could be on the way in Kilkenny today as Met Eireann placed a status yellow weather warning on the county. Met Éireann says the flooding and thunderstorms could cause hazardous driving conditions. ‪The heavy rain is forecast to begin this afternoon and the status yellow warning will remain in […]

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WEATHER: Clouds on the horizon mark unsettled week ahead

By Kilkenny Now 15th July 2019 0

IT WAS  pretty nice yesterday between the hurling and the gig. Today, if you are lucky enough to have a day off, will be as good. But it seems that’s where the fun ends. Despite the sun coming out for the hurling in Croke Park and the gig in Nowlan Park, it seems that is […]

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Music to our ears – rock n’ roll weather to shine on Kilkenny music lovers

By Kilkenny Now 12th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AFTER a fairly miserable start to the week, it looks as if the sun has made a beautiful comeback just in time for an action packed weekend in Kilkenny. In its latest forecast, Met Éireann is predicting dry, bright and warm weather this weekend, with temperatures set to soar to 24 and […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: More glorious sunshine today, but clouds loom on horizon

By Kilkenny Now 5th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY ENJOY it while it lasts folks – it looks like the sun is packing its bags and flying off to sunnier climes over the coming days. Unfortunately, today could be the last of this spell of good weather, with the weekend and the first couple of days of next week becoming cloudier, […]

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CANCELLED: Kilkenny Kids Mini Marathon falls foul of weather

By Kilkenny Now 22nd June 2019 0

THE Kids Mini Marathon due to take place in the grounds of Kilkenny Castle tomorrow has been cancelled due to expected heavy rains and storms. The organising committee made the decision early today, in an attempt to give enough notice to the hundreds of kids and parents expected in the park tomorrow. Speaking to KilkennyNow.ie, […]

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Temperatures to rise to as high as 16C in Kilkenny this week: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 19th March 2019 0

KILKENNY will experience a “very mild” week ahead with highs of up to 16 degrees, according to Met Éireann. Our ‘March of many weathers’ was very much in evidence over the bank holiday weekend as the city and county experienced what could kindly described as a ‘mixed-bag’ of conditions. Much of the county this morning […]

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WEATHER ALERT: Kilkenny included in new snow-ice warning from Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 10th March 2019 0

KILKENNY has been included in a new snow-ice weather alert that will remain in place until Monday morning. Met Éireann issued the Status Yellow snow-ice warning yesterday, urging householders and motorists in Kilkenny to beware of “scattered thundery showers of hail, sleet and snow” over the weekend. It also warned that “poor visibility, with slippery […]

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Snow joke: Kilkenny faces more wintry showers this weekend, says Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 8th March 2019 0

SO far it has been a ‘March of many weathers’. And the changeable conditions are set to continue over the weekend. The country was covered in a blanket on snow last weekend as Storm Freya caused travel chaos. And the snow may not be over yet as Met Eireann confirmed wintry showers will hit this […]

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Here comes the sun: Met Éireann says temperatures will rise to 17C today

By Kilkenny Now 25th February 2019 0

UNSEASONABLY high temperatures will see mercury levels rising by up to a sizzling 17C in Kilkenny today. There is more good news in store for tomorrow and Wednesday, but Met Éireann warned conditions will become unsettled again by the middle of the week Temperatures will be positively balmy for the coming days, but the national […]

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After the sunshine, wind and heavy showers comes … a bit of everything: Met Éireann

By Kilkenny Now 17th February 2019 0

IT’S getting hard to know what to wear these days. Friday’s Spring sunshine and record-breaking high temperatures for this time of the year was followed by yesterday’s wind and heavy showers. Today? Well, according to Met Éireann it’s going to brighten up gradually with sunny spells developing across Kilkenny and most parts of Leinster, it […]