Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 11th August 2015
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Showers in Italy and Greece, fine for Spain and Portugal


Tuesday
Hot again across southern and eastern Europe, although temperatures in Spain and Portugal may subside a few degrees. Scattered showers in eastern and northern Spain.
Southern Italy will see thunderstorms, whilst northern Italy is more likely to stay dry. A few thundery showers for Greece and Turkey.
Cloud and patchy rain affects northern France, whilst central areas remain dry. Showery for the western Alps. Isolated showers for southern Germany. Cloudy, perhaps a little rain for Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark. Dry and hot across Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. Periods of rain for western Norway, extending into Sweden. Warm in southern Scandinavia, also Finland and the Baltic states.

Wednesday
Fine and hot in Spain and Portugal on Wednesday. It is going to be staying fair across the Balearics and northern Italy. Southern Italy will have some thunderstorms later, these affecting Greece too. Turkey will have plenty of sunshine, although there is a risk of some showers close to southern coasts later.
Some rain in western France on Wednesday. Much of the country will be dry with sunny spells. A fine and breezy day across the Low Countries and Germany. Dry with some sunshine for Poland, but scattered showers affecting Hungary. Switzerland and Austria.
A fine day in Denmark with lots of sunshine here. Sunshine and showers for the Baltic States. Dry in Finland with some good spells of sunshine to come here. More sunshine in southern Norway but some showers on western coasts.