Issued: 0530hrs Monday 1st August 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Heavy showers across much of northern Italy and western Portugal, more for eastern Europe
Monday
Some heavy showers could affect southern Portugal and southwest Spain on Monday. A few showers forming inland too, and one or two of these could be heavy. Much of Italy, Greece and Turkey will be enjoying a fine day with more sunshine to come throughout, just a few heavy showers are possible in northern Italy.
A fine day to come over most of France with good spells of sunshine here. There will be further sunshine across the Low Countries where it will be very warm too. Staying fine and sunny in Germany, although some thundery showers across Switzerland and Austria as well as Hungary. Cloudier for Poland with the chance of some heavy showers in the east.
A few showers for the Baltic States, but Finland should be staying dry throughout with more sunny spells. Sunshine and dry weather to come across Sweden and Denmark too, although some hefty showers affecting parts of Norway.
Tuesday
A few showers could affect western coasts of Portugal today. For the rest of Iberia the day should be dry with good spells of sunshine. Some heavy and thundery showers to come across western France, but the rest of the country should be dry with sunshine.
Staying fine through the Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland. The dry weather persisting across Austria and Hungary.
Italy will have a fine day with lots of sunshine, and it will be hot. Greece will be dry with more sunshine, and it should stay dry in southern Turkey, although some afternoon thunderstorms may form in the north. Bulgaria and Romania will be dry with sunny spells.
High pressure builds through Scandinavia with lots of dry weather here. More sunshine through Finland and the Baltic States. Some heavy showers over eastern Sweden. Much of Norway and Denmark stay dry.