Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 27th August 2015
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Showers and rain in northern Europe, but dry warm and sunny to the south


Thursday
Rain affects the northwest of Spain on Thursday, whilst much of Portugal and the rest of Spain stay dry and sunny. The Balearics should have a fine day too with lots of sunshine. More sunshine to come in Italy, just a few showers here and there. Greece should be dry with sunny spells and staying fine across Turkey too.
Heavy rain affects the north and west of France, but eastern and southern areas should be dry. Rain reaching the Low Countries, although dry in Germany with sunny spells here. Hot and sunny for Poland as well as Hungary, Switzerland and Austria.
Sunshine and showers across Denmark, but fine and sunny in the baltic States. Sunny spells and scattered showers for Finland. A wet and windy day in Sweden with rain here, heavy showers affecting Norway.

Friday
Fair, sunny spells and warm over Spain and Portugal. Staying sunny and dry over the Balearics. Sunny and dry for Italy and this fine weather extends into Greece as well. Remaining dry and sunny in Turkey.
Scattered showers affecting western France, but most of the country dry and warm. A very warm day through the Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland with more sunshine to come here. Staying dry, warm and sunny in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
Dry with sunny spells in Denmark. Scattered showers across the Baltic States and Finland. Sunny spells and scattered showers over Sweden. heavier showers in western parts of Norway, some merging to longer spells of rain at times.