Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 15th May 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy showers or rain in central Europe, fair north and south

Wednesday
Rain and some thundery showers affecting northern coasts of Spain on Wednesday. Fair for central and southern Portugal and Spain. A few showers in the Balearics but mostly dry. Generally fair for Italy, but some rain in the north. Greece and Turkey will have some scattered showers but sunny spells between.
France will have some heavy rain in southern France, some showers in western France. Drier northeastern France. Some rain through the Low Countries. Rain in the western half of Germany but dry and fair in the east. For Poland it will be breezy and dry with lots of sunshine. More sunshine for Hungary but heavy showers in Austria and Switzerland.
Breezy and fine for Denmark. The Baltic States will be sunny, dry and warm. Breezy with some sunny spells in Finland and dry with lots of sunshine for Sweden. Showers in northwest Norway, fair to the south.

Thursday
Heavy showers in northern Spain and western Portugal. Fair in central and southern Spain with sunny spells. Further heavy showers for the Balearics. Some heavy showers in northern Italy, fair in central and southern Italy with sunny spells. Scattered showers in northern Greece, fair in the south. Scattered showers in western Turkey too.
Heavy showers for France, some brighter or sunny spells here too, most in the north. Rain and showers through the Low Countries and well as western and southern parts of Germany. Poland is breezy and bright with sunny spells. Hungary is bright and dry whilst heavy showers or rain affects Switzerland and Austria.
Windy for Denmark with sunny spells. Fair for the Baltic Staes, sunny spells here. Finland is fair with sunny spells. Sweden stays dry too with more sunshine. Remaining fine in Norway with further sunshine here.