Issued: 0530hrs Friday 13th August 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fine much of central and southern Europe, rain to the north

Friday
A fine day through Portugal and Spin with plenty of sunshine. Stying hot and sunny through the Balearics and into Corsica and Sardinia. Greece and Turkey will be fine with plenty of sunshine here.
More dry weather for much of France. The sunshine extends through the Low Countries and Germany, although some heavy and thundery showers affecting southern Germany and Switzerland as well as Austria. Hungary should be mostly dry and it will be sunny and dry in Poland.
A fair day in Denmark with plenty of sunny spells. Dry and sunny through the Baltic States. Some cloud and showers affecting Finland, most in the west. Sweden will have scattered showers to the south but will be fair in the north. Norway will be wet with some periods of rain, the heaviest in the south, whilst the north is brighter with a few showers.

Saturday
An isolated shower affecting the north of Spain today, otherwise Iberia will be dry and very warm with sunny spells. More sunshine to come in the Mediterranean, across Italy Greece and Turkey. It will be hot in these areas too.
France and the Low Countries will have a fine day, again with lots of sunshine. Staying fine across Germany and Poland with more sunshine here. Hungary should be dry and sunny, with the sunshine continuing across Austria. A few showers affecting Switzerland.
Cloud and rain over Denmark. Rather cloudy through the Baltic States with the chance of a few showers. Further showers and some sunny spells in Finland. Mostly fair in central and northern Sweden, but some showers to the south. Heavy showers in central and southern Norway, fair to the north.