Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 25th July 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Thundery showers to the east but hot to the west


Wednesday
Hot and dry in Spain and Portugal on Wednesday. Plenty of sunshine in the Balearics where it will be hot too. Italy will have a hot and sunny day. Scattered thunderstorms in Greece and western Turkey, although the beach resorts should be dry.
Showers in eastern France but fair to to the west. Fine through the Low Countries with good spells of sunshine. A fair day in Germany, more sunshine to coe here. Heavy showers in eastern Poland, a risk of thunderstorms. Fair for Hungary and Austria although thunderstorms developing in Switzerland.
Denmark will have an isolated shower whilst Sweden should be dry with lots of sunshine. More sunshine and dry weather to come in the Baltic States and Finland. Norway should be mostly dry although a few showers may affect coasts.

Thursday
Isolated thunderstorms in northern Spain today. The rest of Iberia and Portugal will be fine with plenty of sunshine. Staying fair in the Balearics, just an isolated shower in Corsica. Italy wil be hot and sunny whilst there will be some thunderstorms in Greece. Turkey will be thundery too.
Thundery showers in northern and western France as well as around the French Alps. Sunny spells for the Low Countries and Germany, some showers in eastern Poland, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland will all see some thunderstorms.
Fine for Denmark with lots of sunshine and stay fair across Norway. Sweden will be sunny and dry. Some showers affecting the Baltic States although Finland should be dry with good spells of sunshine.