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WEATHER ALERT: Flood fears as rainfall warning issued for Kilkenny

By Kilkenny Now 13th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is being warned to brace itself for torrential rain and possible flooding. Met Eireann today issued a status yellow rainfall warning for 20 counties including Kilkenny. The warning also covers Munster, Connacht, Carlow, Kildare, Laois, Longford, Wexford, Wicklow, Offaly and Westmeath. The warning comes into effect at 6pm today and is […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: See what’s in store for Kilkenny this weekend

By Kilkenny Now 11th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY AS D’Unbelievables memorably used to put it, it’s looking like a ‘mixed bag’ of weather this weekend. Knowing what to wear may be something of a challenge as we face another few days of a heady Irish mix of showers, sun … and more rain. Today will begin cloudy in Kilkenny, with […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: See what’s in store for Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 7th October 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT’S looking like it’s going to be a mild, but wr, week. Today pretty much started as it means to go. Following the heavy rain overnight, expect more heavy showers during the day. On the plus side, temperatures will be good, up to 15C or 16C. The showers should clear by tonight […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: I’ll get my coat – Autumn’s here

By Kilkenny Now 27th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY IT’S fair to say Autumn has arrived. The winds are picking up, leaves are falling and there is a fair amount of rain about. This weekend will be no different. It will be changeable with nice sunny spells but that will be broken by long spells of showers, some heavy rain and […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Fears of power cuts as more thunder and lightening forecast

By Kilkenny Now 23rd September 2019 0

IT’S looking like a wet one folks. Forecasters are predicting plenty of showers this week as the remnants of Hurricane Humberto hit Ireland. Although Humberto has been downgraded to a tropical storm, Kilkenny already felt the effects of it with sporadic thunder and lightning storms over the weekend. Met Eireann said today will be very […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Last of the Summer fine … hello Hurricane Humberto

By Kilkenny Now 20th September 2019 0

MAKE the most of the beautiful, and rather, unseasonal weather. Kilkenny has basked in gorgeous sunshine and blue skies over the past few week, a welcome break from a pretty bland ‘summer’. The good news is that the fine weather is set to continue today and tomorrow, but forecasters are warning this could come to […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: Ray of light – see what’s in store for Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 16th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE weather in Kilkenny this week will be settled and sunny, and there’s very nice news for the thousands making the annual pilgrimage to the Ploughing Championship up the road in Carlow tomorrow. Today will be mainly cloudy, but the sun will break through at times, with temperatures of between 16C and […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: See what’s in store for Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 9th September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE weather in Kilkenny this week will be pretty good for the most part, but those showers just won’t go away. Today will be cloudy mainly with a good chance of showers. It will be breezy with winds up to 30kph. It won’t be warm though temperatures of just 15 to 17 […]

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WEATHER FORECAST: See what’s in store for Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 2nd September 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY Met Éireann has issued a yellow rain warning for most of the west coast from Cork to Sligo, and the rest of the country will feel the effects, but Kilkenny, along with Waterford, Wexford and South Tipperary may actually get away with just the odd shower. Today will be cloudy with the […]

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WEEKEND WEATHER: Kilkenny to escape worst, festival-goers face washout

By Kilkenny Now 30th August 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY KILKENNY is set to avoid the worst of the weather this weekend and remain remarkably dry, but just up the road at the Electric Picnic, they are preparing for a rain deluge. Met Éireann has issued a yellow rain warning for most of the west coast from Cork to Sligo, and the […]