Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 18th August 2022
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Torrential thundery rain in central parts of Europe, fair in Iberia

Thursday
Much of Spain and Portugal will be dry though some thunderstorms will break out in the far northeast of Spain. Thunderstorms continue to affect the Balearic islands into Sardinia and Corsica. Heavy and thundery rain affecting northern Italy also but much of central and southern regions will be dry with sunshine. Dry, sunny and hot across the Aegean.
Thundery, heavy showers continue to affect central and eastern regions of France while clearing the Low Countries through the day. Unsettled with heavy showers and or longer spells of rain/thunderstorms across Germany. Much of Poland and eastern Europe should remain dry. The Balkans also dry and fine.
A few scattered thundery showers affecting southern Sweden, otherwise it will be dry and fine for Norway and Sweden. Any rain clearing Finland. Largely dry and fine across Denmark and the Baltic states.

Friday
Fine and sunny over Spain and Portugal. Sunshine in the Balearics with a few showers in Corsica and Sardinia. Heavy, thundery showers for Italy. Greece should be fair with sunshine. Remaining sunny and dry as wellas very warm in Turkey.
Mostly fair in western France, but some showers in the east. Cloud and some showers in the Netherlands. Sunny spells in western Germany but heavy, thundery rain in eastern parts of Germany. Further thundery rain in western Poland, but dry in the east. Torrential thunderstorms across Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
Fair for Denmark with sunny spells here. Breezy for the Baltic States with sunny spells. Dry and breezy in Finland. Wet in Sweden with some heavy and thundery rain in much of Sweden. Scattered showers in western Norway but fair for most with sunny periods.