Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 24th May 2014
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Heavy showers for many parts of Europe, best sunshine in the east
Saturday
Some heavy showers breaking out on Saturday afternoon across Spain and Portugal but also spells of warm sunshine. Still a few thundery showers in northern and western France, whilst southern France is drier with sunshine. Northern Italy will see sunny spells, whilst there may be thunderstorms further south. Greece, Turkey and the Balkan States are expected to see sunny spells but thunderstorms breaking out widely by afternoon. Rain spreads north across Germany, and there may be some thundery bursts in the Netherlands and Belgium. It stays hot in eastern Europe and Scandinavia, but thundery rain develops in western Poland and the Czech Republic. Thunderstorms are likely to break out in Sweden as a cold front moves into the Baltic. Further east Russia and the Baltic states remain dry and very warm.
Sunday
Heavy showers and rain affecting northern and eastern parts of Spain today. These showers also through the Balearic Isles and northern Italy. More scattered showers in central and southern Italy as well as Greece. Good spells of sunshine across Turkey and dry here.
Some heavy showers developing through the day in central parts of France, whilst the Low Countries are going to be mainly dry with good spells of sunshine. Staying dry and sunny in Germany, but some heavy showers in Poland. The thundery showers triggering off in Switzerland as well.
A fair day in Denmark under high pressure. Heavy showers across Sweden but dry in the Baltic States and Finland. Showers affecting Norway, although there will be some sunny spells too.