Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 15th July 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy showers in central Europe, sunshine to the south

Thursday
Fine and very warm over Spain and Portugal, plenty of sunshine and staying dry. It should be dry and warm as well as sunny over the Balearics as well as much of Italy. Greece and Turkey should be fine and warm with plenty of sunshine here throughout the day.
Some showers in the north and east of France. Western and southern areas should be dry with some sunny spells. Breezy for the Low Countries with a brisk northerly wind here. Rather west in western parts of Germany, some heavy rain, and this extends into Switzerland and Austria where rain may become torrential. Poland and eastern parts of Germany should be fine with good spells of sunshine, and it should stay fair and sunny in Hungary too.
Sunny spells and showers for Denmark. The Baltic States will have a scattering of showers, More sunshine to come in Finland, dry here too. Fair in much of Sweden, but some cloud in the north. Norway should be fine and sunny to the south, but some cloud and outbreaks of rain as well as stronger winds to the north.

Friday
Fine across Spain and Portugal with lots of sunshine and dry weather. Staying fair in the balearics as well Some heavy showers for Corsica, fair in Sardinia. Italy will have some heavy showers developing in the afternoon. Greece and Turkey should be fine with plenty of sunshine.
Fair for northern and western parts of France. Showers in the east and south of France. The Low Countries will be fair with sunshine here and a cooling sea breeze. Germany will be fair in the west but some showers are likely in the east, heavier showers affecting Poland. Hungary will have some showers too and these will also be affecting Switzerland and Hungary.
Denmark should be fine with sunny spells. A few showers in the Baltic States whilst Finland stays dry with sunshine. Fair too in Sweden although an odd shower to the south. Some showers in northern Norway, but dry for the south with sunny spells.