Issued: 0530hrs Friday 15th September 2023
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Heavy and thundery showers as well as rain continue across Spain and Portugal into this weekend.

Friday
Showers turning heavy and widespread across Spain into parts of Portugal, though much of Portugal should stay largely dry. The Balearics also seeing developing thunderstorms. A few scattered showers across north and central Italy, though largely dry. Mostly dry and fine throughout Greece and Turkey.
A fine day for much of France, though some developing showers will develop across southern and western areas, these locally heavy. Scattered showers in Austria and Switzerland but again most staying dry. A dry and fair day across the Low Countries, Germany, Poland, Czechia where it will also be very warm. Thunderstorms affecting Bulgaria and Romania.
Dry, fine and warm for Denmark as well as the Baltics. Much of Sweden and Finland will be dry and fair. Norway sees some rain affecting western areas where the winds will become blustery, though most staying dry here.

Saturday
A wet day for Portugal with spells of rain clearing to more showery conditions. Western regions of Spain also seeing some rain and eastern areas seeing developing showers later on, otherwise dry. Dry across the Balearics. A few devloping showers ovr central Italy, otherwise dry and fine. One or two showers for mainland Greece. Dry and fine for Turkey.
A scattering of showers across France that will push north into south Belgium later as well and southwest Germany. The Netherlands should stay dry as well as the rest of Germany. Dry and fine across most of eastern Europe. Some showers affecting Switzerland. Mostly dry across Austria.
Some rain in the far north of Denmark, otherwise dry here. Fine across the Baltics. Wet with rain across southern Finland and south Sweden, drier further north. Showers and blustery winds affecting western and northern regions of Norway.