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Low pressure has returned with rain/showers most days but it will be a little milder than of late. Overnight rain will clear in the morning but there will be some showers later. Overnight Tuesday there could be some heavy rain for a time followed by sunshine and a light shower but the late afternoon should be fine. Wednesday a mixture of cloud and sunny spells but should hold dry. Cloudy on Thursday with some outbreaks of rain. On Friday the rain will die out with a cloudy afternoon. Dry at first on Saturday but then bands of showery rain will push up from the south. Dry in the evening. Frequent showers too on Sunday but again drying out in the evening. Drier and warmer to start next week..
| 10:25 Kilkenny Ireland (52.65°N 7.25°W 50m ASL) Thursday 02nd of May 2024 | |||
| Temperature | 8.6 °C | Wind Direction | WSW |
| Humidity | 94 % | Wind Average | 3.1 km/h |
| Air Pressure | 1005.8 hPa | Wind Gust | 8.7 km/h |
| Grass Temp. | 8.1 °C | Wind Chill Temp | 7.6 °C |
| Soil Temp (10cm) | 12.8 °C | Rain Rate | 0.0 mm/hr |
| Weather Today (Since Midnight) | Weather so far this month | ||
| Max Temperature | 9.5 °C at 00:00 | Max Temperature | 15.9 °C on 01/05/2024 at 15:11 |
| Min Temperature | 7.9 °C at 07:06 | Min Temperature | 6.4 °C on 01/05/2024 at 04:31 |
| Max Wind Gust | 18.7 km/h at 09:04 WNW | Max Wind Gust | 42.8 km/h on 01/05/2024 at 12:54 ESE |
| Total Rainfall | 4.8 mm | Total Rainfall | 4.8 mm |
| Min Grass Temp. | 6.4 °C at 00:34 | Min Grass Temp. | 0.8 °C on 01/05/2024 |
| Mean Soil Temp. | 13.5 °C | Mean Soil Temp. | 13.5 °C |
| Weather so far this Year | Sun and Moon Almanac | ||
| Max Temperature | 18.0 °C on 21/04/2024 at 15:56 | Sunrise: | 05:54 |
| Min Temperature | -7.4 °C on 19/01/2024 at 08:26 | Sunset: | 20:58 |
| Max Wind Gust | 92.5 km/h on 06/04/2024 at 09:05 | Moonrise: | 04:10 |
| Total Rainfall | 319.3 mm | Moonset: | 13:10 |
| Min Grass Temp. | -12.5 °C on 18/01/2024 | Visible Moon (%): | 39.5 % |
Recent timelapse from webcam
How is this month shaping up?
• Mean temperature is still well above normal after 3 weeks
• Rainfall is also above normal, but not as extreme now.
• Rainfall for the year is well above normal .
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Month Temperature and Rainfall Readings for Kilkenny |
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| 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 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 18.2 on Apr 21st | 1.9 on Apr 21st | |
| Departure from 1991-2020 | +2.6 | +2.4 | +1.8 | - | - | |
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Rainfall (in mm) |
33.7 |
59.9 |
60.9 |
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16.9 on Apr 8th | - |
| Percent of normal 1991-2020 |
244 |
217 |
147 |
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| Extremes of Air Temperature so far this year : | 18.2 on Apr 21st |
-7.5 on Jan 19th | ||||
| Total Rainfall so far this year : | 316.2mm | 126% of normal | ||||
| Wettest day of the year so far : | 18.0mm | on Mar 13th | ||||
| 16.9mm | on Apr 8th | |||||
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.