Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 27th July 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy showers in central and northern Europe, hot and sunny Mediterranean

Tuesday
Some cloud and patchy rain could affect far northern regions of Spain and Portugal, otherwise the rest of Iberia will be dry and fine and feeling hot. Dry across the Balearic Islands as well as the rest of the Mediterranean.
Spells of rain will push from west to east across France, heavy in places. Cloudy and wet for the Low Countries. Showers, some heavy, across Germany with thundery showers affecting the Alpine Countries too. Largely dry for the Balkan States and Czech Republic. Some showers across Poland.
Unsettled with thundery rain across southern Norway and Sweden. Drier further north. Largely dry across Finland. A few showers affecting the Baltic States. Mostly dry for Denmark, although a few showers could push in on some southern areas later.

Wednesday
A fine day in Iberia with lots of sunshine throughout Spain and Portugal. Staying fair for the Balearics and very warm. Corsica and Sardinia are also going to be warm with more sunshine. Italy should be staying dry and again there will be sunshine. Greece and Turkey should have fair days with plenty of sunshine for all.
France will be fair in central and southern areas but some showers or patchy rain may affect the far north. Heavy showers in the Low Countries and through northern Germany. Heavy showers in eastern Poland but the west should be dry and bright. Thundery showers for western Hungary and Austria with showers in Switzerland.
Sunny spells and showers in Denmark. Further scattered showers for southern Sweden. Mostly fair with broken coud for the Baltic States with some heavy and persistent showers in southern Finland. Rain, some of it heavy for southern Norway, but drier and brighter to the north.