Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 1st September 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Widespread developing thunderstorms for Spain before pushing into southern France

Wednesday
Widespread thunderstorms developing across Spain and Portugal. These pushing out and will affect the Balearic islands at times. Mostly dry and fine for Italy and the surrounding islands. One or two showers for northeast Greece but largely dry for Turkey.
A dry and fair day for France but with a rather brisk easterly wind. Dry and settled across the Low Countries, Germany, Switzerland and Austria too as well as down the Balkans. A few showers affecting southern parts of Poland but dry elsewhere here.
Some rain across central and northern Norway but mainly dry in the south. Mostly dry across Sweden and Finalnd. Feeling chilly in a northerly wind across Scandinavia. More settled through the Baltic Sattes. A dry and fair day for Denmark.

Thursday
Thunderstorms being more confined to northern and eastern regions of Spain including some drifting over the Balearics. Elsewhere and Portugal mainly dry and fine. Thundery rain expected for Corsica and Sardinia but mainland Italy should stay dry and fine. Dry and hot for Greece and Turkey.
Rain pushing into southern regions of France later in the day but dry further north. Largely dry elsewhere across northern Europe, although a few showers could drift into western parts of Switzerland. Some patchy rain for east Poland.
Wet and windy for much of Norway although southern regions should remain largely dry. Showery rain for northern Sweden too and windy here. Largely dry and fine further south. A breezy day for Finland but mainly dry just with some patchy rain further west. Mainly dry and fair across the Baltics as well as Denmark.