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KERRY’S Sinn Féin TD for Kerry, has called for an urgent review of KCC’s Winter Plan, stating he believed that the cold freeze last week demonstrated the current plan is deficient. Deputy Pa Daly was referring in particular to some areas of north and mid Kerry where he says there […]

GRIT is being provided by Kerry County Council in 108 locations throughout the county today. Although last night wasn’t as cold in the Tralee area as previous nights, sections of roads are still dangerous and caution is advised. The cold spell continues for the rest of the week. It will be […]

MET Eireann has issued a Status Yellow High Temperature warning for Ireland for Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Over those three days, exceptionally warm weather will occur over Ireland with daytime temperatures of 25 to 30 degrees generally and possibly up to 32 degrees in places on Monday. Night time temperatures will […]

KERRY County Council has appealed to members of the public to take care and to act responsibly during the period of extremely warm weather which is forecast for Ireland over the coming days. Met Éireann has issued a High Temperature Advisory with day-time temperatures expected to reach the high twenties […]

THE Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking Kerry road users to exercise caution while using the roads over the weekend as Met Eireann has issued an Orange weather warnings for strong winds on Saturday morning and a Yellow warning until 3pm that afternoon. Drivers are being warned that on top […]

LAST month was a very wet one in this part of the country, judging by the rainfall levels in Valentia Observatory. The monthly climate report from Met Éireann released yesterday showed that 219.7 mm of rain (191% of its Long-Term Average) fell at Valentia Observatory last month, the highest level in the […]

KERRY County Council has placed 10 beaches on a ‘prior warning’ notice because of the potential for heavy downpours today and tonight. They say that, based on the Met Eireann Yellow Rain Warnings, which forecasts intense and potentially thundery downpours during Thursday and Thursday night, ‘Prior Warning’ notices have been […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival is brought to you by AIB Tralee… IT’S going to be okay. If you’re heading into town today or tonight you won’t get soaked…according to Met Eireann. While earlier this week they suggested we were in for sunny weekend, they’ve revised their […]

TraleeToday.ie’s coverage of the Rose of Tralee Festival will be brought to you by AIB Tralee… YOU wouldn’t think it now, but the weather is set to improve dramatically over the next week. While the rain is pelting down today, we’re going to see dry weather from Thursday afternoon onwards […]

BAD news. There’s some awful weather on the way if Met Eireann’s forecasts are to be believed. A Status Yellow Rainfall warning will come into effect this evening for Kerry which will see heavy rain on Sunday night and Monday with a risk of spot flooding, especially in southern parts […]

GET ready to break out the barbecues (and leave them out!) because summer is truly on the way. Met Eireann is predicting a heatwave for Kerry and the rest of the country in the coming week with temperatures rising as we get to the weekend and it’s set to stay […]

WELL the snow is gone (in Tralee anyway) and although it caused disruption to businesses and services in town, a lot of people had fun with it while it was here. We asked you to send in some photos and we posted many of them on Friday. Here’s our final […]

A STATUS Orange weather warning is now in effect for Kerry until 6pm this evening. Freezing temperatures and further snowfall overnight means many routes will remain dangerous for driving over the course of the morning. While national primary routes were treated from 5am this morning by council crews, there will be […]

HERE’S something you don’t see very often. Bertie Brosnan sent us in this video of a guy skiing on the Short Mountain outside Tralee earlier today. It looks pretty cold up there but a lot of fun. It might not be the Alps but they were making the best of […]

MET Eireann has downgraded its snow-ice warning for Munster from Red to Orange from now until 9am tomorrow morning. Snow accumulations will continue to increase though, due to further falls of snow in the coming hours in the province. Much of today’s snow had thawed around Tralee by late afternoon, […]

YOU’VE been posting loads of pics to us via Facebook of having fun in the snow in Tralee and around the county. The Status Red alert is due to be lifted at 6pm but it’s still snowing as I type this in Tralee so be safe in the snow. Here’s […]

WITH the Status Red weather warning still in effect for Kerry and with further snowfall and freezing conditions anticipated this evening and tonight, the Kerry Local Coordination Group is appealing to members of the public not to travel for the rest of today. At this stage, national primary routes in the […]

WELL the blizzards and wind didn’t materialise in Kerry but a lot of snow fell. You’ve been sending in your pics of what it looks like in your area and it apparently some of you have been busy making snowmen…  

TRALEE woke up to a blanket of snow this morning and you’ve been sending in your pics from around the county. The Kerry Local Emergency Coordination Group says there has been significant snowfall in the county, with high accumulations in isolated areas overnight. There are treacherous conditions across Kerry and […]

SOME updates on reviewed opening times for businesses due to the Status Red Weather Alert. • Tralee Bay Wetlands and the Ballyseedy Wetlands Cafe will be closed today and Friday. They are hopeful that the centre, cafe and facilities will re-open for business as usual this Saturday. • The Aqua Dome […]

LAST night at 11pm, Met Éireann extended its Status Red snow-ice warning for the whole of Ireland with immediate effect. The warning has also been extended until 3pm on Friday.  Heavy snow showers will bring accumulations of significant levels with all areas at risk. Blizzard conditions will develop from the […]

WITH the storm approaching and a Status Red weather warning issued, the large supermarkets have had to review their opening times for Thursday and Friday. Tesco Stores in Kerry will open from 9am-2pm on Thursday and on Friday they will open from 1pm. They will keep these trading hours under review. […]

THE Kerry Local Coordination Group met again this afternoon to review preparations for the severe weather forecast for Kerry over the next two days. A Status Red weather warning for Kerry is effective for the period from 4pm on Thursday to 12 noon on Friday. The group has stated that […]

ALL schools and colleges in Kerry are to close for Thursday and Friday, the Department of Education has confirmed. The decision to close schools and colleges in Munster and Leinster has been made for safety reasons due to the Status Red snow/ice warning issued this morning for the two provinces, […]

LOOKS like we’re going to get a real blast of Storm Emma down here after all. Met Eireann has updated their warnings for the cold weather with a Red Status snow/ice warning issued for Munster and Leinster for Thursday at 4pm to Friday midday. Blizzard-like conditions will develop in heavy […]

IN their update on the cold weather situation this morning, Met Eireann has not issued any snow/ice warning for Kerry. It appears, at this stage, that Kerry will escape the worst of the adverse conditions with the east coast under a Status Red, neighbours Cork under Status Orange and Clare […]

THE Kerry Local Coordination Group met again at County Buildings today to review preparations for the cold weather conditions expected over the coming days with regard to weather advisories issued by Met Éireann. The salting of major routes across the county will continue as required in the coming days. Motorists […]

THE Kerry Local Coordination Group met at County Buildings this morning to review preparations for the adverse weather conditions forecast for later this week. While it looks like, at this stage, Kerry will escape the worst of the low temperatures and snowfall, the group which consists of Kerry County Council, An […]

MET Eireann has issued another wind warning for Kerry for Tuesday. The Status Yellow warning is valid from 2pm this afternoon until midnight tonight. A deepening depression is expected to track eastwards across the centre of Ireland, (Galway to Dublin) this evening with a band of very strong winds on […]

AT least it’s not rain. Met Eireann are giving us plenty of notice for some windy weather on the way as the weekend comes to a close. A Yellow Status Wind Warning has  been issued Kerry, Galway, Mayo, Clare and Cork, valid from Sunday at 6pm to Monday 9am. Some very strong […]