Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 19th May 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Thundery showers in central Europe and Iberia, fine and sunny to the north


Saturday
Heavy and thundery showers affecting Spain and Portugal again on Saturday. The heavy showers could trouble the Balearics too. Italy will have sunny spells, although a few heavy showers are possible. Scattered showers in northern Greece and central Turkey, although fine and warm on coasts.
Some thundery showers in the far south of France. Most of the country should be dry with sunny spells. Scattered showers in the Low Countries and northern Germany although mostly fair. Poland should be dry with plenty of sunshine. Heavy showers and longer spells of thundery rain extending through Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
Plenty of sunshine to come in Denmark and across the Baltic States. Finland should be fair too with more sunshine here. Bits of cloud affecting the Norwegian coasts, but overall dry with sunny spells.

Sunday
Heavy and thundery showers affecting southern and western Spain on Sunday, these showers troubling southern Portugal too. More showers to come in the balearics, although some very warm sunshine here as well. Thundery showers in southern Italy and Sicily as well as western Greece. eastern Greece will be fine with sunny spells and it should stay mostly fair in much of Turkey.
Showery across all but the northwest of France with some heavy showers here. Further heavy and thundery showers across Switzerland, Hungary and Austria. Scattered showers in the Low Countries and southern Germany, but fine for northern Germany and Poland.
Fair with plenty of sunshine but breezy weather in Denmark. Fine for the Baltic States, lots of warm sunshine here. Staying fine across Finland and Sweden. Much of Norway will be fair with yet more sunshine to come here but some cloud in the north, rain here too.