Issued: 0530hrs Monday 24th August 2020
Duty forecaster: Claire Darbinyan

Northern parts of Europe continue to see unsettled conditions


Monday
Dry, warm and fine for much of Spain and Portugal again on Monday though northeastern regions of Spain could see isolated showers develop through the afternoon. A warm and fine start to the day for Italy though widespread showers develop later. These could be locally heavy. Hot, dry and sunny for much of Greece and Turkey.
Cloudy with isolated showers for northern France; drier and brighter further south. The Low Countries and northern Germany sees outbreaks of rain spread from the west while southern Germany is dry and fine. Dry and fine too for much of Poland and the Czech Republic though northern areas could see a scattering of showers. Showers also affect Switzerland and Austria.
Showers and outbreaks of rain tend to ease over Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States on Monday though showers may linger longer along Baltic coasts. Western Norway sees persistent outbreaks of rain while eastern areas are drier and brighter.

Tuesday
Dry, warm and sunny for Portugal, Spain and the Balearic Islands. Mostly warm and sunny too for Italy though isolated showers develop here and over Corsica. Hot and sunny for much of Greece though northern areas could see afternoon thunderstorms develop. Hot and sunny too for Turkey.
Windy with outbreaks of rain for northern parts of France and Germany as well as the Low Countries on Tuesday. Southern parts of France as well as Switzerland and Austria are mostly dry and fine. Cloudier over southern Germany with a scattering of showers here. Early showers and rain clear east from Poland, Slovakia and Hungary to leave a dry and fine end to the day while cloud builds over the Czech Republic following a dry and bright start here.
After a dry and fine start cloud builds over Denmark with strong winds and heavy rain arriving here later in the day while a band of heavy, sometimes thundery, rain spreads from west to east over the Baltic States. Largely dry and fine for southern parts of Sweden and Norway while outbreaks of rain affect northern areas. Patchy outbreaks of rain affect northern and southern portions of Finland while central areas stay dry and fine.