Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 11th August 2016
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Hot and fine central and southern Europe, some rain to the north


Thursday
Fair with plenty of sunshine and warm weather across Portugal today. Spain is going to be fair too, again with lots of hot sunshine. Fine across Corsica and Sardinia as well as most of Italy, just an odd afternoon shower here. Greece and Turkey will be staying hot and sunny too.
Fair in France, again with lots of sunshine throughout the day. Some cloud and showery rain in the Low Countries and northern Germany, but fair in southern Germany and sunny. Poland will be dry with plenty of sunshine. Hungary, Austria and Switzerland will also be dry, again with lots of sunshine here.
Rain reaches Denmark later, after a fine day. Sunny spells and scattered showers in the Baltic States, with wind and some outbreaks of rain in Finland. Sweden should be dry with sunny spells. Mostly fair in Norway, although rain in the south later.

Friday
Staying fine across Spain and Portugal with lots of sunshine and hot weather. Italy will be dry with lots of sunshine. Greece remains dry with plenty of sunshine too. Staying mostly fine in Turkey, although the risk of a shower breaking out later.
France is going to have a fair day once again with lots of sunshine and very warm weather. Staying sunny and dry in the Low Countries, although cloud and some spots of rain in northern Germany. Poland will be dry with lots of sunshine throughout the day, ad it stays fine through Hungary, Austria and Switzerland too.
Winds and rain affecting southern Norway and Denmark. Fair for the Baltic States with sunny periods throughout the day. Finland will be fair with more periods of sunshine here. Sweden stays dry with more sunshine.