Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 22nd June 2024
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Fairly cool and unsettled central Europe

Saturday
A dry and bright day for the Iberia, perhaps with a few showers only in far north Spain. Showery over France, with showers being heavy in the afternoon, but drier weather following. A few showers for the Low Countries, more frequent rain and thundery bursts over southern Germany and Poland.
Some heavy thundery showers spreading to southern Norway and Sweden, but elsewhere and over Denmark a drier day with brightness. Mostly dry over Finland, but heavy showers for the Baltic states, Belarus and Ukraine. Heavy afternoon showers over Switzerland, Austria and Czechia with a risk of thunder and hail.
A few heavy showers for Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. Sunny and warm for the Balkans. Mostly dry with good sunshine for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. Dry and sunny for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.

Sunday
Much of Spain and Portugal will be dry and sunny. Local showers in the north of Spain and around the Pyrenees. Low pressure over northern Italy brings heavy and thundery rain. Showery bursts for the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. Southern Italy generally dry with sunshine. Fine too for much of Greece and Turkey.
Fine for northern France. Patchy rain for southeast France and southern Germany. Areas of rain and local heavy showers for Switzerland and Austria. Mostly dry with warm sunshine for northern Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. Some rain in northern Poland, drier toward the south. Areas of rain for Romania, patchy rain in Hungary.
Dry with sunshine in Denmark and southern Sweden. Rain and showers in north and west Norway. Rain for the Baltic states. Fine for Finland.