Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 22nd May 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Heavy showers and thunderstorms in Switzerland and Austria slip east. Sun spells for the west increasing, through showery outbreaks here and there.

Thursday
Showers affecting northern areas of Spain on Thursday, showery outbreaks in the southeast later. For the rest of Iberia the day remains dry and sunny. Showers for the Balearics as well as Corsica, but dry in Sardinia. Plenty of sun between showers. Heavy showers in western and northern Italy, quite persistent in the northeast; a mix of cloud and sun to the south. Showery for the Balkan coast, heavy and persistent in Slovenia. Greece should be fine again as will be Türkiye, only scattered showers around well inland.
Cloud and some rain for the south and east of France but fair in central and northern areas. Scattered showers in the Low Countries and northern Germany and Poland, quite breezy along the northern coasts. Central Germany and Poland should be dry with sun spells. Heavy rain and thunderstorms for Hungary, Austria and Switzerland with a risk of flooding here. Scattered heavy showers into Slovakia, east Poland, Romania, and west Ukraine, even more scattered southward toward Greece.
Heavy showers affecting Denmark today, brisk winds too. Showers in the easter Baltic States with some outbreaks of rain to the west. Wet in Sweden, only spells of rain in Finland and mostly cloudy. Brighter in Norway with only scattered light rain, becoming more persistent east into the evening.

Friday
Showery in the southeast and north of Spain, fine and sunny for Portugal. Only isolated showers for the Balearics and Corsica, mostly dry Sardinia with some cloud around. Showery central Italy, settling north with sun. Heavy showers and thunderstorms slip east across the Baltic States, clearing for a dry sunset. Another fine day in Greece and Türkiye, some scattered showers west Greece.
Isolated showers and good sun for France and the Low Countries. More showers for northern Germany for a time. Rain clearing Switzerland and Austria, only isolated showers remain. Feeling cooler in Germany and Poland, mostly dry Poland. Strong thundery showers into eastern Slovakia, Hungary, and Romania. Heavy rain in west Ukraine and Belarus as well.
Brisk winds continue in southern Scandinavia and Denmark. Showers and sun here. A cooler day for Sweden and the Baltic States, some heavy showers in the east Baltics. Heavy rain in south Finland early slips north. Showers in southern Norway, more extensive rain in central to northern areas, as well as central areas of Sweden.