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Weather update: a dry weekend ahead, but don’t expect lots of sun

By Kilkenny Now 26th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY The best news for the coming days is it will be dry but expect to see more cloud than sun. With all the cloud cover it will be very humid, but at least the rain will stay away. Despite continental Europe, and even the UK, being in the midst of a heatwave, […]

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Weather update: Long sunny spells, but some thundershowers expected

By Kilkenny Now 24th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY SPELLS of lovely sunshine will be mixed with heavy showers and thunderstorms over the next fewe days. Temperatures will remain up in the mid-20s, but it will be humid. This changeable weather is caused by yet another warm front moving across continental Europe from the Sahara. This is the second of such […]

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SUNNY DAYS: best weather of the year could hit Kilkenny this week

By Kilkenny Now 20th July 2019 0

By COLIN BARTLEY THE THUNDERY and wet weather of yesterday is a thing of the past – it looks like a glorious week ahead. Today, the remnants of the wild conditions will clear. It will be breezy with a few showers. Temperatures will reach no more than 21 degrees. The showers will clear by Sunday, […]

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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 […]