Bank Holiday Monday weather: As UK is hit with 'polar plunge' of sleet AND snow, here's what Met Eireann says Dublin will be like today

Met Eireann has said that Ireland is safe for the time being from the 'polar plunge' that is currently set to hit the UK.

For Bank Holiday Monday, they have forecast spells of hazy sunshine for the capital but have said that it will be a cloudier day overall.

"The day will be dry apart from a few light showers during the late afternoon and evening with highs of 11 or 12 Celsius in light variable or southeasterly breezes.

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"Monday night will be mostly cloudy with a few light showers occurring overnight. Lows of 2 to 6 degrees in light east to southeast or variable breezes."

Across the pond, Britain's May bank holiday temperatures are lower than Moscow's with Monday set to be the coldest May 6 for 178 years.

The Mirror reports a 2,000 mile wide North Pole chill is bringing -6C,  snow and widespread frosts - and 50mph storms will follow.

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Meanwhile in the Russian capital, 20C is forecast today with 11C at night.

The Met Office forecast highs of 14-15C daily over the bank holiday weekend, with beaches deserted just two weeks after being packed in 25C Easter heat.

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A 'polar plunge' is sweeping through Europe all the way to Africa.

Met Office forecaster Steven Keates said: "Cold air from well north of the Arctic Circle, not too far from the Pole, is flooding to the UK and a good part of Europe as far south as Italy.

"-5C could be seen on Sunday morning in the north west, and slightly lower is quite possible on Monday morning in the west.

"Beating the -5.9C early May Bank Holiday Monday UK minimum temperature record can't be ruled out."

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The Weather Outlook forecaster Brian Gaze said: "Bank Holiday weekend BBQs are on ice as date temperature records are challenged.

"A polar plunge is bringing one of the coldest early May Bank Holiday weekends the UK has ever had."

"There are more people in the cinema than on the beach," Bournemouth Accommodation and Hotel Association's Andrew Woodland added.

The Met Office predicted this morning's -5C to push closer to -6C tomorrow morning and the west will be the coldest.