Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 18th June 2022
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Hot still through much of Europe though cooling off across far north and northwestern areas by Sunday.

Saturday
Thundery showers are likely across the north and west of Spain and Portugal though largely dry and sunny elsewhere. Dry and fine throughout the Balearic islands as well as much of Italy though a few showers in southern regions here. Some scattered showers for Greece but mostly dry and dry and fine across Turkey.
Largely dry and feeling hot and muggy across France, though more variable cloud cover about. Some showers affecting the far northwestern parts of Italy. The risk of some patchy rain across Belgium and northern regions of Germany, otherwise dry. Dry and mainly fine elsewhere across central and eastern Europe.
Blustery conditions affect much of southern Scandinavia with outbreaks of heavy rain across northern and central areas of Norway and Sweden as well as south Finland, drier further north here. Rain clearing western regions of the Baltics through the day though staying windy. Dry and mainly fine across Denmark.

Sunday
Thundery showers still affecting Portugal and northern, some central regions of Spain. Largely dry and hot across the Balearics and much of Italy. A few scattered showers in Greece but mainly dry here and across Turkey with sunshine.
Rather cloudy and muggy across France, with the risk of thunderstorms across northern and western areas. Largely dry elsewhere. Thunderstorms affecting Switzerland but mostly dry across Austria. Largely dry for the Low Countries and Germany though cloud for a time passing south with the risk of some local heavy showers for a brief time. Largely dry and fine across eastern Europe.
Sunny spells and some showery across mainly southern parts of Norway and Sweden, drier further north. More persistent rain to be expected across central and southern Finland with some blustery conditions. Drier further north. Outbreaks of rain affecting Denmark and through the Baltic states.