Issued: 0530hrs Monday 26th May 2014
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy showers affecting much of Europe, warm in south

Monday
Fine with sunny spells across Spain and Portugal. A few showers in eastern Spain and the Balearics. Scattered showers in Italy and Greece. Some hefty showers for Turkey with a few thunderstorms here and there.
Fair in western France, but heavy showers in central and eastern France. More persistent, heavy rain across northeast France and the Low Countries as well as the far west of Germany. Eastern Germany and Poland will have sunny spells and a few showers, some of those heavy. Scattered heavy showers in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
Fair for Denmark with sunny spells. More fair weather to come across southern Norway. Showers in the Baltic States with some rain for Finland. Cloud and some rain in northern Norway and the north of Sweden.

Tuesday
Rain for northwest Spain and northwest Portugal today. A few showers forming inland too, but for most a dry day with good spells of sunshine. Plenty of sunshine in Italy too, with Greece enjoying dry and sunny weather. Heavy showers in Turkey, again some sunny spells here.
Fair for western France, but rain in the Low Countries and Germany as well as through Poland. Heavy showers in Austria and Switzerland as well as through Hungary.
Cloudy and windy in Denmark with rain in the south. Showers rain affecting the south of Sweden, and this is going to be extending into the Baltic States too. Dry with some sunny spells for northern Sweden and Finland. Mainlym dry with some good spells of sunshine across Norway.