Issued: 0530hrs Friday 2nd August 2024
Duty forecaster: Dominik Majer

Sunny and hot in Mediterranean, showers north of the Alps and in Scandinavia

Friday
Hot and mostly sunny in Spain and Portugal, toward the Pyrenees afternoon showers. Hot and sunny in Balearics, Corsica and Italy, cloudier in the north with showers possible. Dry sunny and hot for Greece, most of the Balkans and Turkey.
Hot, often sunny but with some intense showers in France and Belgium, dry for the Netherlands. Showers and occasional thunderstorms developing in southern Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Heavy thundery rain in east Germany, Czech Republic, Slovakia and southern Poland, dry but mostly cloudy toward the north. Mix of sun, clouds and relatively few showers in Hungary and northern Balkan countries.
Dry and partly sunny in Denmark & Norway, similar in Sweden but with some showers in the north. Showers with more clouds in Finland, Estonia and Latvia, dry and sunny in Lithuania.

Saturday
Hot & sunny weather continues from Portugal through Spain, Italy and Greece to Turkey, only locally thundery showers in Italy.
Partly sunny with some fading showers in France, dry and sunny in the south. Mostly cloudy with light showers in the Low Countries and Germany. Showers also along the Alps in Switzerland and Austria. Mostly dry in Czechia, in Poland rain for the south, dry toward the north. Rain also in Ukraine, in eastern parts of Slovakia and Hungary. Sunshine and showers in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia and Romania.
Mostly dry but cloudy, occasional shower in Denmark and southern Sweden. Showers more frequent in northern Sweden and in Norway. Cloudy with rain on and off in Finland and Estonia. Mostly sunny in Latvia & Lithuania.