Issued: 0530hrs Friday 17th July 2020
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy showers in central and eastern Europe, better in the west


Friday
Fair through Spain and Portugal on Friday with long spells of sunshine. Scattered showers in the Balearics, with heavier, thundery showers affecting much of Italy. Greece should be fair with sunshine here. Staying fair in Turkey, more sunshine to come.
Showers in the east of France, but fair in the west with lots of sunshine. Scattered showers through the Low Countries. Further showers in the east and south of Germany, these heavy at times. Drier in northern Germany with sunny spells. Heavy showers in Poland, more persistent rain to the south. Further scattered showers for Hungary, but some thunderstorms in Austria and Switzerland.
Denmark should be fair with sunshine here. More sunshine in Sweden and dry too. The Baltic States will have sunshine and dry weather. Finland should be mostly dry, although an odd shower could affect western areas. Norway will have some showers in the west but should be mostly fair.

Saturday
Fair for Spain and Portgal with plenty of sunshine. Staying fine in the Balearics as well as through Corsica and Sardinia. Italy will have a scattering of showers, but good spells of sunshine. Greece and Turkey wil be dry with plenty of sunshine here.
Fair in France with lots of sunshine. Isolated showers in the Low Countries and western Germany, Showers affecting eastern Germany with an area of rain in much of central and northern Poland. Showers in Hungary and Austria, although dry for Switzerland.
Fair with plenty of sunshine across Denmark. The Baltic States will be dry with sunshine here. Fine for Sweden, again with some sunshine. Showers or longer spells of rain affecting Norway.