Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 23rd May 2023
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy showers much of central and southern Europe, becoming drier in the north

Tuesday
A rather unsettled day for many across Spain with heavy, thundery showers, A few heavier showers affecting southern Portugal too. A few heavier showers Ibiza and Majorca while Menorca stays mostly dry. Sunny spells and showers for Italy and Greece, a few heavy and likely thunder. Rain easing across Turkey.
Windy across France and most dry though with the risk of showers in the south and east. Breezy yet dry and fine across the Low Countries into western Germany, showers further east with heavy showers in the far south on to Switzerland and Austria. Heavy and thundery showers also affecting south and west Poland. Drier elsewhere here.
Largely dry yet breezy across Denmark. Fine too through the Baltic States. Largely dry across Norway. Showers affecting Sweden and Finland.

Wednesday
A showery day through Spain and Portugal with frequent, heavy showers and a risk of thunderstorms. Further showers forming over the Balearics. These showers developing in Corsica and Sardinia too. Italy will be staying showers and again they will be heavy with further showers in Greece and Turkey.
Showers for the south of France, some of it heavy. Dry for the rest of France with plenty of sunshine. More sunshine and dry weather in the Low Countries and Germany. A few showers in central Poland but mostly dry. Showers, some heavy in eastern Hungary. Showers for Austria and Switzerland with some heavy again.
Denmark should be dry and bright. Sunny spells and dry in the Baltic States. Breezy for Finland but dry here. Fair for most of central and southern Sweden, cloud and rain in the far north. Windy and unsettled for Norway with rain in the north and west.