Afternoon conditions & temperatures at Kilkenny from Monday Mar 25th:

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A cool showery week, this week. Monday will be cloudy with some scattered outbreaks of light rain. More showers on Tuesday although there will be a little sunshine in the middle of the day. Wednesday will see sunshine and showers again with the risk of some heavy ones. Sunshine and showers for both Thursday and Friday but the showers will be lighter. The temperatures will pick up a bit over the weekend. A light shower is possible early on Saturday with fair weather later. Fair also for Sunday. There is a good chance the early days of next week will also be fair. 

18:05 Kilkenny Ireland (52.65°N 7.25°W 50m ASL)   Thursday 28th of March 2024
Temperature 10.2 °C Wind Direction WNW
Humidity 56 % Wind Average 18.0 km/h
Air Pressure 970.6 hPa Wind Gust 23.3 km/h
Grass Temp. 6.6 °C Wind Chill Temp 8.9 °C
Soil Temp (10cm) 9.3 °C Rain Rate 0.0 mm/hr 

Weather Today (Since Midnight) Weather so far this month
Max Temperature 11.4 °C at 16:32 Max Temperature 15.9  °C on 12/03/2024 at 14:52
Min Temperature -0.9 °C at 06:26 Min Temperature -0.9 °C on 28/03/2024 at 06:26
Max Wind Gust 23.4 km/h at 17:50 WNW Max Wind Gust 61.9 km/h on 04/03/2024 at 11:01 ESE
Total Rainfall 0.3 mm Total Rainfall 108.3 mm
Min Grass Temp. -5.9 °C at 06:23 Min Grass Temp. -5.9  °C on 28/03/2024
Mean Soil Temp. 8.2 °C Mean Soil Temp. 8.8 °C

Weather so far this Year Sun and Moon Almanac
Max Temperature 15.9  °C on 12/03/2024 at 14:52 Sunrise: 06:11
Min Temperature -7.4 °C on 19/01/2024 at 08:26 Sunset: 18:57
Max Wind Gust 92.2 km/h on 23/01/2024 at 20:07 Moonrise: 23:02
Total Rainfall 230.5 mm Moonset: 06:57
Min Grass Temp. -12.5  °C on 18/01/2024 Visible Moon (%): 89.3  %

Recent timelapse from webcam


How is this month shaping up?

• Mean temperature is well above normal. 
• Rainfall is also well above normal.
• Rainfall for the year so far is above normal.
 

Month Temperature and Rainfall Readings for Kilkenny

March 2024 1st to 7th 1st  to 14th 1st to 21st 1st to End Month Highest Month Lowest
Mean Air Temp.  (in ° C) 6.0  7.7  8.2    16.1 on  Mar 12th 0.3 on  Mar 2nd
Departure from 1991-2020 -0.4  +1.1 +1.4    - -

Rainfall (in mm)

13.4

52.9 

65.5

 

  18.0 on  Mar 13th -
Percent of normal 1991-2020

 95

187 

 155

 

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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 :  209.5mm 
110% 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.