Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 26th July 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Thundery showers in eastern Europe, mostly fair in the Mediterranean


Thursday
Isolated thunderstorms in northern Spain today. The rest of Iberia and Portugal will be fine with plenty of sunshine. Staying fair in the Balearics, just an isolated shower in Corsica. Italy wil be hot and sunny whilst there will be some thunderstorms in Greece. Turkey will be thundery too.
Thundery showers in northern and western France as well as around the French Alps. Sunny spells for the Low Countries and Germany, some showers in eastern Poland, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland will all see some thunderstorms.
Fine for Denmark with lots of sunshine and stay fair across Norway. Sweden will be sunny and dry. Some showers affecting the Baltic States although Finland should be dry with good spells of sunshine.

Friday
Fair with good spells of sunshine over Spain and Portugal on Thursday. The chance of a shower in the Balearics and over Corsica and Sardinia. Scattered thunderstorms in Italy too. Greece will have more widespread thunderstorms and these will be affecting the west and south of Turkey too.
Scattered thundery showers developing in France. The Low Countries will be dry with sunny intervals and warm too. Germany will be fine as well although some showers in the east. More widespread showers or rain in Poland. Hungary, Austria and Switzerland will all have heavy thunderstorms.
Denmark will be dry with lots of sunshine and warm. The Baltic States will have a few showers with Finland being dry with good spells of sunshine. Norway will be dry and sunny and the fine weather extends into Sweden too.