Afternoon conditions & temperatures at Kilkenny from Monday Apr 15th:

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After a cool start with some showers the weather will dry out considerably this week. Monday will be a bright and breezy day with a few showers in the afternoon. Something similar on Tuesday but less showers. More cloud on Wednesday but holding fair. Some bright spells on Thursday. Temperatures will pick up on Friday as high pressure moves in with some nice sunny spells. Fair days also for Saturday and Sunday. Continuing fair weather next week but likely to turn a bit cooler again. 

05:00 Kilkenny Ireland (52.65°N 7.25°W 50m ASL)   Friday 19th of April 2024
Temperature 9.8 °C Wind Direction WNW
Humidity 87 % Wind Average 13.0 km/h
Air Pressure 1020.6 hPa Wind Gust 16.9 km/h
Grass Temp. 8.5 °C Wind Chill Temp 7.8 °C
Soil Temp (10cm) 11.7 °C Rain Rate 0.0 mm/hr 

Weather Today (Since Midnight) Weather so far this month
Max Temperature 10.0 °C at 00:00 Max Temperature 17.5  °C on 10/04/2024 at 16:00
Min Temperature 9.5 °C at 02:24 Min Temperature 2.9 °C on 14/04/2024 at 04:41
Max Wind Gust 33.1 km/h at 02:34 WNW Max Wind Gust 92.6 km/h on 06/04/2024 at 09:05 SSE
Total Rainfall 0.0 mm Total Rainfall 60.5 mm
Min Grass Temp. 7.1 °C at 01:03 Min Grass Temp. -1.4  °C on 14/04/2024
Mean Soil Temp. 11.5 °C Mean Soil Temp. 11.4 °C

Weather so far this Year Sun and Moon Almanac
Max Temperature 17.5  °C on 10/04/2024 at 16:00 Sunrise: 06:20
Min Temperature -7.4 °C on 19/01/2024 at 08:26 Sunset: 20:36
Max Wind Gust 92.5 km/h on 06/04/2024 at 09:05 Moonrise: 15:43
Total Rainfall 299.9 mm Moonset: 05:21
Min Grass Temp. -12.5  °C on 18/01/2024 Visible Moon (%): 80.4  %

Recent timelapse from webcam


How is this month shaping up?

• Mean temperature was well above normal. 
• Rainfall is also well above normal.
• Rainfall for the year is well above normal (29% more).
 

Month Temperature and Rainfall Readings for Kilkenny

April 2024 1st to 7th 1st  to 14th 1st to 21st 1st to End Month Highest Month Lowest
Mean Air Temp.  (in ° C) 10.9        15.4 on   Apr 1st 5.6 on  Apr 8th
Departure from 1991-2020 +2.6       - -

Rainfall (in mm)

33.7

 

 

 

  12.4 on  Apr 4th -
Percent of normal 1991-2020

 244

 

 

 

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Extremes of Air Temperature so far this year :
16.1 on  Mar 12th 
-7.5 on Jan 19th
Total Rainfall so far this year :  289.0mm 
129% of normal
Wettest day of the year so far :  18.0mm 
on Mar 13th 
13.5mm
 on Feb 6th

 

Note : The data shown in the table above is the official climate data submitted to Met Eireann (Climate Station No. 456). The temperatures are from calibrated liquid-in-glass thermometers and rainfall is from a standard 5" copper gauge. The temperatures are not calculated/based on a 00-24 hour day. For the minimum temperatures, the month begins at 9 UTC on the last day of the preceding month and ends at 9 UTC on the last day of the month. For the maximum temperatures and rainfall readings, the month is taken as beginning at 9 UTC on the 1st and ending at 9 UTC on the 1st of the next month.