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Darragh Berry

Dublin weather as UK 'expect 30C scorcher' for June, Met Eireann predicts thunder AND hail for Ireland today

Following news that the UK is expected to hit 30C in what's set to be a scorching June, the end of this month isn't looking to good for Dublin if today's forecast is anything to go by.

There will be showers in the morning and they will become more frequent and heavier in the evening.

Met Eireann has predicted thunder and hail with temperatures hitting as high as 17 degrees with blustery winds.

For Monday night, they said: "The showers will become more isolated overnight with long clear spells developing. Cool with lows of 4 to 7 degrees and the westerly breeze easing off."

The Mirror has said that bookies have slashed the odds on June being the hottest on record with temperatures backed to hit as high as 30C.

Coral said it had taken a flurry of bets over the last 24 hours of this June being the warmest ever.

The record high reached anywhere in the UK is a sky-high 35.6C.

That temperature was hit twice, once in London's Camden in 1957 and again 19 years later in Southampton.

Odds on the record being broken have tumbled to 2-1 from 40-1.

Coral also makes it 5-4 for the mercury to reach a sweltering 30C this weekend, despite it being 5-2 for May to end as the wettest ever.

Coral's John Hill said: “The early outlook for June is positive and that has prompted a flurry of bets for a record hot month in the UK.

“With the threat of heavy downpours later in the bank holiday weekend, the odds have been trimmed for a record wet May, however, they also indicate temperatures could still rise in the high 20s."

But long-range forecasts from the Met Office might not give betters cause for confidence.

Although high pressure is expected to lead to warm weather throughout June, forecaster Steven Keates said the average temperature was currently expected to be "average to a bit above average".

And he said summer 2019 was not expected to be "quite as spectacular" as last year, when the UK saw one of its hottest and driest Junes ever.

He said: "We're looking at a bit of a mixture but a fair amount of dry weather, particularly in the south where instances of higher temperatures are not out of the question."

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