Your weekend weather forecast for Kilkenny

Sunny spells and scattered blustery showers today (Friday) in Kilkenny, some heavy.

Later in the day, cloud will build from the west as a band of rain moves in. Highest temperatures of 18 to 21 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty south to southwest winds, strong on coasts.

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Generally unsettled and breezy through the weekend with rain or showers, heavy at times. Temperatures around or slightly above average for the time of year. Better dry spells indicated for early next week.

Friday night: A good deal of cloud with showery outbreaks of rain in the west becoming widespread, heaviest over the western half of the country. Temperatures not falling below 13 to 15 degrees in moderate to fresh southerly winds.

Saturday: Showery outbreaks of rain will clear eastwards through the morning, followed by sunny spells along with heavy and thundery showers, especially in the west and north with localised flooding possible. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees in moderate, occasionally fresh, southwesterly winds.

Saturday night: Showers or longer spells of rain will continue overnight with further localised flooding possible. Temperatures not falling below 10 to 14 degrees in mostly moderate southwest winds.

Sunday: A day of sunny spells and widespread showers. The showers will likely merge to longer spells of rain in the north and west. Highest temperatures of 17 to 21 degrees in mostly moderate southwesterly winds.