Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 12th August 2015
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Very warm Mediterranean, some showers in the east


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.

Thursday
Showers or longer spells of rain in the far north of Spain. Elsewhere in Spain and Portugal the day will be dry with sunny spells. More sunshine through the Balearics and Italy, although a few showers to the south. Scattered showers in Greece, but fine and sunny for Turkey.
Heavy and thundery rain affecting much of France. Breezy in the Low Countries but dry with sunny spells. Fair in Germany too with more sunshine here. Scattered showers across Poland with sunny spells. A few showers in Austria too, but dry for Hungary and Switzerland.
Fine with plenty of sunshine in Denmark. Sunny spells too for the Baltic States. It should be dry with further spells of sunshine in Finland as well as Sweden. Similar weather in Norway, sunny and dry here.