Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Another hot and sunny day through the Mediterranean, but thundery showers for France and the UK
Wednesday
A very warm day across Portugal and Spain on Wednesday. More sunshine and very warm conditions through the Balearic's and into Italy too. Greece will be dry with more sunshine, and it will be remaining sunny through Greece. Bulgaria and Romania will be dry with sunny spells. Fair over most of France and Switzerland, as well as Hungary and Austria. Plenty of sunshine here, and staying sunny through Poland and Germany. Some heavy and thundery showers affecting the Low Countries, Some heavy showers through Denmark and southern Sweden. Norway will be dry with sunny spells. A few showers across Finland and the Baltic States, a few of them heavy.
Thursday
Another hot and sunny day to come across Portugal and Spain today. This sunshine extending through the Balearic's and into Italy. Greece and Turkey look fine too with more sunshine, and it should be staying hot and sunny into Cyprus and Crete.
Some showers for northwest France, but most of the country will be hot and sunny. It stays hot across the Low Countries, Switzerland, Austria and Hungary, and plenty of sunshine in western parts of Germany too. To the east there could be some thunderstorms, and these are gong to be affecting Poland as well.
The Baltic States and Finland are under high pressure, and so the day here will be fine with lots of sunshine to come. More sunshine for most of Finland and Sweden, although a few showers to the north. More sunshine for Norway and Denmark.