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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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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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WEEKEND WEATHER: Kilkenny braced for ‘stormy’ weekend and chance of snow next week

By Kilkenny Now 6th December 2019 0

Met Éireann has warned we could see snow fall on higher ground in the countdown to Christmas next week after Kilkenny is battered by “stormy” weather over the weekend. The national forecaster said the weather will remain unsettled with another cold snap arriving from next Tuesday. And they warned the country will face “stormy” condition […]