Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 21st May 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy and thundery showers and rain in central Europe, fair to the south and north

Tuesday
Continued rain and showers in northern Spain and Portugal, and staying dry in central and southern regions. One or two showers across the Balearics, and in Corsica and Sardinia. Showery rain, turning heavy at times across Italy, with the risk of thunderstorms. Showers in northern Greece, staying dry in the south. Scattered showers across Turkey, some heavy bursts mixed in. Driest in the west.
Persistent rain and showers across France, turning heavy at times. Heavy showery rain in Germany, with some thundery bursts mixed in. Drier in Poland, with a few showers in the northeast and south. Showers across Hungary and Slovakia, turning heavier and more persistent in Austria and Switzerland.
Thundery showers in the Low Countries. Dry and breezy in Denmark. Showers with some heavy pulses and the risk of thunderstorms across the Baltic States. Heavy and persistent rain in eastern Finland, dry in the west. Fair across Sweden and Norway, with some showers along northern coasts. Breezy in the south.

Wednesday
Heavy showers in northern Spain on Wednesday. Fair for much of the rest of Spain and Portugal. Corsica and Sardinia will be dry and fine. Scattered showers over Italy. Greece should be fine with plenty of sunshine. Fair in western and southern Turkey but some showers inland.
Heavy showers and some longer spells of rain in France. Mostly fair in the Low Countries. Some rain in eastern parts of Germany, showers in the west. Rain for Poland, some heavy and thundery. Rain, heavy at times in Hungary. Austria will have heavy showers in the west, Switzerland will have torrential thunderstorms.
Cloud and rain in southern Denmark,fair in the north. The Baltic States will have scattered showers. Fair for Finland with plenty of sunshine and dry weather. Mostly fair for Sweden with more sunshine here. Fine for Norway, dry and sunny.