Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 18th June 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Thundery Spain but hot in much of central and southern Europe

Wednesday
Some showers developing over eastern Spain today. Elsewhere dry with sunny spells and staying hot. Remaining fine through the Balearics, just an occasional shower in Sardinia. Corsica should be fine and dry. Italy will have some heavy showers in central and southern areas whilst there is lots of sunshine for northern Italy. Greece and Turkey will be hot and dry with plenty of sunshine.
Sunny and dry for France as well as very warm. The Low Countries and Germany will be dry with lots of sunshine too. Poland and Hungary stay dry and very warm. More sunshine and dry weather to come through Austria and Switzerland.
Cloud and a few spots of rain for Denmark but mostly dry. Scattered showers in the Baltic States. Heavy, thundery showers and longer spells of rain as well as being cool in Finland. Mostly dry for Sweden. Norway will have heavy showers in the west.

Thursday
Heavy thunderstorms affecting much of Spain on Thursday. Some thunderstorms in eastern Portugal but most of the country should be dry. The Balearics should be dry with sunny spells. A few showers in central and southern Italy but fair in the north. Greece and Turkey should be dry with sunshine here.
France is mostly dry and very warm, best sunshine on the west. The Low Countries and Germany will be fair too with plenty of sunshine here. Breezy and sunny for Poland as well as very warm. Fair in Hungary but some showers for Austria and Switzerland.
Denmark will be breezy but dry with sunny spells. Windy and cold in the Baltic States with some showers here. Rain or heavy showers in Finland, cold and breezy. Much of Sweden should be dry and bright. Some showers in western areas of Norway.