Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 10th July 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Thundery rain in central and northern areas, fair for the Mediterranean

Wednesday
Some rainfall in north-western Spain on Wednesday. The rest of Spain and Portugal will stay dry with plenty of sunshine and will be feeling very warm. The holiday resorts of the central Mediterranean will also be staying hot and sunny. Italy is dry with plenty of sunshine, just a low risk of a shower in the north. Greece will be dry and sunny as well as warm and it will be similar in western Turkey, although showers developing over inland parts of Turkey during the day.
Some rain in the eastern parts of France, and another area of rain affecting the far north-west. Other areas will have broken clouds and sunny spells. The Lowcountry's will be bright and generally dry. Heavy showers in the western parts of Germany, but some rain in the east. Poland will be wet in the west but dry in the east. Hungary will be dry and bright with good spells of sunshine, but heavy showers affecting Austria and Switzerland.
Rain clears east through Denmark to leave it brighter with sunny spells. That heavy rain affecting southern parts of Norway and Sweden. Fair and warm although breezy through the Baltic states. Fine and dry in Finland. Northern Sweden and northern Norway will also be dry and sunny.

Thursday
Fair for Spain and Portugal today, plenty of sunshine. The Balearics and Italy say fair, again with lots of warm sunshine. Greece and the resorts of Turkey should be dry and sunny although some thundery showers developing over inland areas of Turkey.
France will have showers in the east and south as well as the far northwest. Fair elsewhere with sunny spells. The Low Countries will be dry and fair with more sunshine. Heavy showers in southern Germany, fair in the north. Poland will have a few showers in the west but some heavy thunderstorms in the east. Hungary should be dry whilst heavy showers affect Switzerland and Austria.
Denmark will be dry with sunny spells. Some thundery rain which could be heavy through the Baltic States. Further thundery rain in Finland. Sweden should be dry and bright. A few showers for the south of Sweden, fair in the north with sunshine here.