Issued: 0530hrs Monday 1 August 2016
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Fine across the Mediterranean

Today
Very warm, dry and sunny across Spain and Portugal and also into France. Scattered, heavy showers develop across The Low Countries and northern parts of Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Adriatic Region. It remains sunny and hot across Greece, Turkey, Bulgaria, Romania and most of the Ukraine. Across Italy it will be very warm and sunny with a risk of a few late thundery showers. Most of Poland will again be sunny and dry apart from a few coastal showers in the east. Heavy, thundery showers are again likely across The Baltic States, northern Russia, Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Brisk north west winds persist across the Aegean Sea.

Tuesday
Heavy rain will affect England and northern France. Fine and dry with sunny spells across southern parts of France, Portugal and Spain. Warm and mainly dry across Italy, Greece and Bulgaria Hot and sunny across Turkey. Showers will affect northern Russia, the western Ukraine and Romania. Rain and showers are forecast for Germany. Lots of showers to come across Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic States and northern parts of Poland. Fine and summery weather is expected across the Adriatic Region and much of the Balkans.