Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 16 July 2014
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Hot across Europe

Today
Across Spain and Portugal it stays hot, dry and sunny with temperatures over 40C. It also continues warm and sunny across most of France with sunny spells and some late heavy showers are likely to develop across Belgium, Holland, parts of Germany, across the Alps and the far south of Italy. Most of Italy though will be very warm and sunny. Across Greece there will be a few late heavy showers otherwise fine and dry from Russia across the Baltic States into Belarus, Ukraine and down through most of the Balkans and the Adriatic Region, it's going to be a warm day with sunny spells and just a small chance of a shower. A number of heavy showers are expected across Finland today. Across Norway and Sweden it will be largely dry and sunny as it will be across Denmark. Strong easterly winds will persist through the Straits of Gibraltar.

Thursday
A hot day to come across much of Europe today with very high temperatures across southern parts of Iberia. Lots of dry, sunny weather as well will stretch from Portugal across Spain into all of France, Belgium, Holland and most of Germany. Few showers to come across Britain today. Some heavy showers and scattered thunderstorms will develop across the Alps and across into the Adriatic Region. Plenty of heavy showers are forecast for Norway with sunny spells expected across Sweden. Very warm across Italy with sunny spells and a risk of a few late showers. Most of Greece and Romania should be very warm and sunny with a late afternoon or early evening shower. Very warm and sunny across Turkey and the Ukraine. It will also be a fine, summery day across Belarus, the Baltic States and southern Russia while showers will affect northern Russia with a few across Finland.