Issued: 0530hrs Monday 5th August 2024
Duty forecaster: Ishani Mistry

Hot and dry in southern Europe, heavy showers and thunderstorms in central and northern areas

Monday
Pleasant and hot acrossSpain and Portugal, and across the Balearics. Fair weather in Sardinia, with the slight risk of showers in Corsica. Dry and sunny across central Italy, with some showers in southern and northern regions, turning heavy at times with the risk of thunder. Largely dry and hot across Greece and Turkey, with a few localised showers in northern parts of Turkey.
Hot and sunny across France and Germany. Rain in Poland, particularly in the east, turning heavy and thundery at times. Drier in the west. Rain too across Slovakia and Hungary, but drier to the west in Czech Republic. A few thundery showers across Austria and Switzerland. Some rain in central regions of Romania.
Dry and warm in the Low Countries and across Denmark with lots of sunshine. Rain, with some heavy and thundery bursts mixed in across the Baltic States. Showers in the south of Finland, turning heavy at times, but drier in central and northern parts of the country. Showers across central Sweden. One or two localised showers throughout Norway, but otherwise staying dry and sunny.

Tuesday
Rain in northern Portugal and Spain, but staying dry elsewhere. Hot and pleasant with plenty of sunshine through the Balearics and Sardinia, with some showers in Corsica. One or two isolated showers throughout Italy, heavier in the south. More persistent showers in the north, turning heavy and thundery at times. Hot and dry conditions in Greece and for much of Turkey, with some light showers in the northeast.
Rain in northwestern France, but staying dry and sunny for the rest of the country. Dry in Germany, with some thundery showers in eastern Poland. Showers, with some heavy bursts mixed in, across Ukraine and Romania. Drier and bright across central Europe in Austria, Hungary, and Czech Republic. Thundery and potentially heavy showers in Switzerland.
Warm and dry in the Low Countries, and the risk of some light showers in Denmark. Some patchy showers turning heavy at times in the Baltic States. Dry with plenty of sunshine for much of Scandinavia, with some showers in central and southwestern Sweden, and some rain in southwestern Norway.