Issued: 0530hrs Monday 20th May 2024
Duty forecaster: Ishani Mistry

Heavy, thundery showers across much of Europe, with the driest conditions in west & north

Monday
Showers in northern Portugal and Spain, but dry and pleasant elsewhere. Thundery showers, turning heavy and thundery at times across the Balearics, and similar conditions in Corsica and Sardinia. Wet and thundery across central and northern regions of Italy, with some heavy bursts, but staying dry in the south. Thunderstorms and showers in northern Greece, dry and fine in the south. Pleasant across Turkey, with a few showers in central and southern regions.
Persistent and heavy showers in France, turning thundery at times. Showers in northern Germany and northern Poland. One or two showers in the south. Wet and thundery across Austria, Hungary, and Switzerland.
Wet and thundery across the Low Countries. Passing showers, turning heavy at times across Denmark. Scattered showers across the Baltic States, with the risk of thunderstorms and with some heavy bursts mixed in. Heavy rain in Finland. Dry in central and southern regions of Sweden and Norway. Showers in the north, particularly persistent along the northwest coast of Norway.

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.