Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 7th September 2016
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Plenty of sunshine and dry weather central Europe, showers to the southeast


Wednesday
Staying warm through Portugal and Spain with plenty of sunshine. Dry too in the Balearics as well as Corsica and Sardinia. Heavy, thundery showers affecting central and southern Italy. Showers also in northern parts of Greece. Pleasent sunshine across Greece and staying warm here too.
Remaining fair for France with the best sunshine in the east. Warm and dry in the Low Countries and Germany with plenty of sunshine here. Poland will be dry and sunny, with the sunshine extending through Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
Another fine day to come in Denmark and staying sunny here. More sunshine over the Baltic States and staying dry here. Breezy for Finland with sunny spells and an odd shower. Sweden will be dry and sunny. Cloudier for western Norway where there will be drizzle or patchy rain.

Thursday
Fair with plenty of sunshine over Spain and Portugal. More sunshine to come in the Balearics too. Heavy showers with some thunderstorms in Italy. Rain, some of it thundery and heavy affecting Greece, with mostly dry and very warm weather affecting Turkey.
Dry with plenty of sunshine and warm weather in France. The Low Countries and Germany should be dry too, again with lots of sunshine here. Poland also stays dry with further sunshine and remaining warm. A few showers in Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
Dry with lots of sunshine over Denmark. The Baltic States are also going to be dry with more sunshine to come. Finland stays dry and sunny, although breezier. Spells of sunshine in central and southern Sweden, but showery rain to the north. Breezy with more rain in northern and western Norway.