Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 5th May 2022
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Thundery, heavy showers continue across the Mediterranean as well as central and east Europe.

Thursday
Sunny and dry in Spain and Portugal. The Balearics will be dry with more sunshine. Heavy showers and thunderstorms in Corsica and Sardinia as well as the northern half of Italy. Southern Italy will be dry with sunshine. Greece and western Turkey will be dry with sunshine. Eastern areas of Turkey will have some showers.
Showers in central and eastern France but dry and bright in the west. Scattered showers for the Low Countries. Dry and sunny for Germany. Heavy showers and a risk of thunderstorms in Poland. Hungary will be dry with sunny spells. Thunderstorms in Austria and Switzerland.
Fine with lots of sunshine in Denmark. The Baltic States will be dry with lots of sunshine. More sunshine to come in Finland. Sweden will be dry with more sunshine. Cloud and some rain as well as strong winds in western Norway. Southern Norway should be dry with sunny periods.

Friday
Staying dry, fine and very warm across Spain and Portugal. A few showers affecting the Balearcis but Ibiza should be mainly dry. Heavy and thundery showers continue across Sardinia, Corsica, Sicily as well as the northern half of Italy, drier further south. Scattered showers affecting mainland Greece but mostly dry across the islands. Dry and fine through most of Turkey.
A dry and fine day again across north and west France though a few scattered showers across central areas and eastern regions. Dry with sunny spells for the Low Countries as well as much of Germany. Thundery, heavy showers ease off across Austria and Switzerland but continue for Poland and Hungary. The Balkan States also seeing thunderstorms.
Windy across Scandinavia but mostly dry, though cloud and rain affecting western regions of Norway. Dry and fine with sunshine across Denmark. Mainly dry for the Baltics though the odd shower cannot be completely ruled out.