Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 2nd August 2015
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson
Scattered thunderstorms
Sunday
High pressure centred over eastern Europe influences most of the continent on Sunday, bringing plenty of dry and warm weather. Temperatures rising for many areas too. Hot again across Spain, where highs will climb toward 40C in the south. France will reach the mid 30s Celsius in south-western areas, although nearer 27-28C in the north. Scattered thunderstorms for Italy, the Balkans and mainland Greece, temperatures around 35C in cities such as Rome & Athens. Dry weather and very warm for Germany and the Alps. Risk a few thundery showers in Austria. Dry for southern Scandinavia, highs around 23C in Denmark. Cooler in Norway and Sweden, and there will be outbreaks of rain across northern Sweden and Finland.
Monday
Many areas dry and increasingly hot across Europe. Hot and dry for Portugal. Spain will climb toward 40C again in the south. Increasing risk of thunderstorms breaking out over northern Spain and the Pyrenees later in the day. Hot for Italy and Greece, with scattered thunderstorms breaking out inland by afternoon. Hot too in Turkey. Highs reaching 33 to 37C across France, where it will be dry and sunny. Thunderstorms may affect south-west France by Monday night. Nearer 28 to 31C for Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany, also dry. Scattered showers in Switzerland & Austria. Dry weather extends to Poland and most of Scandinavia. A few showers in the far north.