Issued: 0530hrs Friday 27th August 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Showery rain, in places thundery, across north and east Europe

Friday
A hot and largely dry day for Spain and Portugal, however, an odd local shower cannot be completly ruled out across the very southern region. Mainly dry throughout the rest of the Mediterranean, although thunderstorms for northeastern areas of Italy and a few scattered showers developing across Sardinia.
Largely dry across France but more cloud and showery rain across the Low Countries, Germany, Austria and Switzerland into the Czech Republic. Scattered showers for Poland with thunderstorms in the far east here. Slovakia and northern parts of Croatia seeing developing thundery heavy showers.
Largely dry and fair across Norway and Sweden, although some local heavy showers affecting far southern regions of Sweden and Finland. Drier elsewhere across Finland. Variable cloud and a few showers across the Baltic States. Breezy with showery rain for Denmark.

Saturday
Iberia staying mainly dry and hot. Scattered thunderstorms across Italy but mainly dry conditions here. One or two could extend out to surrounding islands. Largely dry for Greece and Turkey and still hot here.
Showery rain for eastern regions of France but dry with sunshine elsewhere. Sunny spells and showers for the Low Countries while widespread thunderstorms develop across central parts of Germany. Thundery heavy rain for parts of Switzerland into western Austria. Eastern Europe also seeing developing thunderstorms. Mostly dry across Poland but far northern and far southern regions perhaps more exposed to thundery showers.
Scandinavia is looking largely settled into the weekend. Showery rain though still expected to affect the Baltic States as wll as parts of southern Sweden. A few showers across mainly southern regions of Denmark but drier further north with sunny spells.