Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 27th May 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair and warm for most of the Mediterranean, some rain in eastern Europe

Thursday
Heavy and thundery periods of rain in the far south of Spain. Fair for the rest of Spain and Portugal with lots of sunshine. Staying fine through the Balearics and through Corsica and Sardinia. Italy will have showers in central and northern areas, but it should be dry to the south. Fine through Greece with a few showers in Turkey.
Showers in eastern parts of France. Western areas will be brighter with sunny spells. Cloud and rain as well as feeling cold through the Low Countries and much of Germany. Rain in the west of Poland but dry in the east and south. Hungary should be dry with sunny spells whilst rain affects Austria and Switzerland.
Rain afecting Denmark and strong winds here. More rain to come in the Baltic States with rain too in Finland. The far south of Sweden will be cloudy with some showers and rain. Central and northern Sweden is likely to be dry and bright. Showers in southern Sweden but mostly fair elsewhere with sunny spells.

Friday

Heavy showers and the risk of thunderstorms across northern Spain on Friday. Portugal and the rest of Spain should be dry with good spells of sunshine. Italy is going to have plenty of sunshine and should be mostly dry, although a scattering of showers may form in central and northern areas. Greece should be fair with lots of sunshine here and it will be staying fine across Turkey, although there could be some showers in the north.
A breezy day across France but it should be mostly dry with some sunny spells although some showers over the Pyrenees. Some cloud and spots of rain for the Netherlands and northern and central parts of Germany where it will be cool. More persistent rain in central and southern Poland but it should be fair in northern Poland. Mostly dry in Hungary and Austria as well as Switzerland with sunshine here.
A dry and fair day across Denmark with plenty of sunshine. Chilly in the Baltic states with broken clouds and some bright spells. Much of Finland should be dry to with some sunny spells although some showers could affect the east. Sweden will be dry with lots of sunshine and it will stay dry and sunny in Norway as well.