Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 26th March 2020
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy and thundery rain in the Mediterranean, fair in northern parts of Europe, plenty of sunshine


Thursday
Heavy showers in the east of Spain today, but fair in the west with plenty of sunshine with dry weather in Portugal too. Thundery rain for Corsica and Sardinia as well as Italy, some of it heavy. Greece will have some heavy, thundery showers, with sunny spells and further showers affecting Turkey.
Showers in the far south of France, but central and northern areas should be dry with plenty of sunshine. It should be staying fine across the Low Countries and Germany as well as into Poland. More sunshine too in Hungary, with Austria and Switzerland enjoying fair weather.
Sunny spells for Denmark, dry here. More sunshine to come in the Baltic States and again it should be dry. Remaining fair in Finland with plenty of sunshine. Norway will have some showers in the west.

Friday
Some showers remaining over southern Spain today, dry and fair to the north. Heavy showers and thunderstorms in Italy, these extending to eastern parts of Greece, but the west should be dry. Further thundery showers breaking out in Turkey, these heavy at times.
Plenty of sunshine in France and staying dry here. The sunshine extends through Poland. Dry too in Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
More sunshine to come through Denmark, and this sunshine in the Baltic States as well. Finland may be dry and sunny, although some showers in the north. Dry for much of Sweden with sunshine. Dry too in Norway, rain or showers in the west and north but dry in the south.