Issued: 0530hrs Monday 14th July 2014
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Showery Scandinavia with plenty of hot sunshine in the south

Monday
Fine through Spain and Portugal today with lots of sunshine. An odd shower over the Balearics and heavier showers in central and northern Italy. Heavy showers in Greece and Turkey.
Rain and cloud in northwest France with some heavy showers over the Low Countries and Germany. A few showers in Poland, but some sunny spells too. Showers or thunderstorms in Switzerland and Austria, fair through Hungary.
An unsettled day for Denmark with lots pressure bringing strong winds and rain. fair through the Baltic States, but some rain in Finland. Showers for Sweden, some heavy. More cloud and rain affecting Norway through the day.

Tuesday
A fine and hot day for most of Spain and Portugal on Tuesday. There is a risk of a thunderstorm in southern Spain later. The Balearics should be dry and hot, and it will be hot and sunny across Italy, Greece and Turkey too.
Fine for much of France with more sunshine, but some cloud and showers in the north. Showers too for the Low Countries but only on northern coasts. Germany should be largely fair with good spells of sunshine, as will be Poland. Austria and Hungary will be dry with sunny spells and feeling very warm.
Some showers rain for Denmark. and for western Norway. Heavy showers in southern Sweden, and those heavy showers affecting Denmark too. Showers also for Finland.