Issued: 0530hrs Friday 18th June 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Torrential thunderstorms pushing northwards through France as well as thorugh Scandinavia

Friday
Thundery showers over much of Spain, especially the north of the country where there will be widespread, torrential thunderstorms. Better in the far south of Spain with sunny spells. Sunny spells and showers in the Balearics. Fair for Corsica and Sardinia as well as Italy. Greece will be fine with more sunshine. Turkey will also be dry with more sunny spells although some showers in the far north.
Some showers ion the far east of France. For other areas it should be dry with more sunshine. Heavy showers in the Low Countries. Further heavy thunderstorms in northern Germany. Poland will be fair with more sunshine. Hungary will be dry with sunny spells. Showers for Austria and Switzerland.
Showers in the far south of Denmark but fair in the north. Plenty of sunshine for the Baltic States. Sunny spells in southern Finland, fair in the north. Sunny spells for Sweden and much of Norway although some showers in the far north of Norway.

Saturday
Thundery showers continuing across the far north of Spain and into northern Portugal but drier elsewhere. A few thundery showers developing across easternmost Balearic islands in the afternoon. A dry and fine day across Italy and the islands. Thunderstorms across northern Greece but dry and fine elsewhere. Showers largely clearing up throughout Turkey as the day progresses. Dry and sunny across Cyprus.
Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall pushing up through France during the day. The southeast staying largely dry. A dry day across the Low Countries although cloud will build in the south here. Some showers developing across east Germany but mainly dry and fine elsewhere. Thunderstorms across parts of Switzerland and Austria. Dry and fine down the Balkans although thunderstorms affecting Serbia and Bulgaria. Largely dry across Poland.
Thundery, heavy rain will push northwards across southern into central areas of Norway and Sweden and then push across into central and northern regions of Finland later in the day and overnight. Largely dry elsewhere. Dry and fine across the Baltics. Starting off rather cloudy and showery but conditions improve across Denmark.