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Some mixed weather this week but rainfall amounts will continue to be quite small. Both Monday and Tuesday will be dry days with some cloud and sunshine. Holding fair also for Wednesday. Later Wednesday night some outbreaks of light rain will move in from the west. Mostly cloudy for Thursday with some scattered outbreaks of light rain. Brighter on Friday but still with some light showers. IT will become more humid on Saturday with a lot of cloud and some scattered outbreaks of light rain. Some brightness returning on Sunday. Outlook for next week is for winds coming from a westerly direction bringing unsettled conditions and average temperatures.
| 02:45 Kilkenny Ireland (52.65°N 7.25°W 50m ASL) Friday 24th of May 2019 | |||
| Temperature | 12.9 °C | Wind Direction | NW |
| Humidity | 84 % | Wind Average | 8.3 km/h |
| Air Pressure | 1018.9 hPa | Wind Gust | 19.8 km/h |
| Grass Temp. | 11.5 °C | Wind Chill Temp | 12.8 °C |
| Soil Temp (10cm) | 16.5 °C | Rain Rate | 0.0 mm/hr |
| Weather Today (Since Midnight) | Weather so far this month | ||
| Max Temperature | 13.7 °C at 00:00 | Max Temperature | 19.7 °C on 15/05/2019 at 15:01 |
| Min Temperature | 13.0 °C at 02:32 | Min Temperature | -0.2 °C on 05/05/2019 at 05:21 |
| Max Wind Gust | 19.8 km/h at 02:34 NNW | Max Wind Gust | 44.6 km/h on 08/05/2019 at 15:13 N |
| Total Rainfall | 0.0 mm | Total Rainfall | 8.4 mm |
| Min Grass Temp. | 11.4 °C at 00:48 | Min Grass Temp. | -7.4 °C on 05/05/2019 |
| Mean Soil Temp. | 16.1 °C | Mean Soil Temp. | 14.9 °C |
| Weather so far this Year | Sun and Moon Almanac | ||
| Max Temperature | 22.7 °C on 20/04/2019 at 15:32 | Sunrise: | 05:20 |
| Min Temperature | -3.8 °C on 31/01/2019 at 00:12 | Sunset: | 21:32 |
| Max Wind Gust | 94.0 km/h on 26/04/2019 at 23:21 | Moonrise: | 01:47 |
| Total Rainfall | 246.7 mm | Moonset: | 10:09 |
| Min Grass Temp. | -10.8 °C on 02/02/2019 | Visible Moon (%): | 73.8 % |
Latest webcam image looking west across the River Nore:
How is this month shaping up?
• Mean temperatures are still a bit below normal.
• Still a very dry month
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Official Temperature and Rainfall Readings for Kilkenny |
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| April 2019 | 1st to 7th | 1st to 14th | 1st to 21st | 1st to End | Month Highest | Month Lowest |
| Mean Air Temp. (in ° C) | 8.8 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 19.7 on 15th | -0.5 on 5th | |
| Departure from 1981-2010 | -1.3 | -1.2 | -0.7 | - | - | |
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Rainfall (in mm) |
3.8 | 4.2 | 7.4 | 3.8 on 7th |
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| Percent of normal 1981-2010 |
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| Mean Soil Temperatures, recorded at 09:00 UTC each morning : | ||||||
| 5cm Depth | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.5 | - | - | |
| 10cm Depth | 11.1 | 11.4 | 12.0 | - | - | |
| 20cm Depth | 11.9 | 12.0 | 12.5 | - | - | |
| Mean Earth Temperatures, recorded at 09:00 UTC each morning : | ||||||
| 30cm Depth | 12.7 | 12.8 | 13.1 | - | - | |
| 60cm Depth | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | - | - | |
| 120cm Depth | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | - | - | |
| Extremes of Air Temperature so far this year : | 22.9 on Apr 20th |
-3.9 on Feb 3rd | ||||
| Total Rainfall so far this year : | 245.6mm | 79% of normal | ||||
| Wettest days of the year so far : | 21.7mm | on Mar 5th | ||||
| 20.4mm | on Mar 3rd | |||||
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.