Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 23rd May 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Northeast and southwest settled, showers expected elsewhere.

Thursday
A sunny and pleasant day over Portugal. Sunny over north Spain, cloudier in south, warm. Frequent afternoon showers over France. Cloud, rain and strong winds for northern parts of the British Isles, drier elsewhere. A sunny start for the Low Countries but afternoon showers developing. Afternoon showers for Germany, heavy in south. Showers or outbreaks of rain for Poland. Some heavy rain for Denmark, southern Norway and southern Sweden, but dry further north. High pressure will give dry sunny weather over Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Heavy afternoon showers for Switzerland and Austria. Light showers in the afternoon over Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary with sunny spells. Heavy and possibly thundery showers for Romania and the Balkans.
Hazy and warm over the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica, with thickening cloud from the afternoon. Heavy and thundery showers for north Italy, drier with sunny periods further south. A warm and sunny day for Greece. Heavy afternoon shower for Turkiye. A few heavy showers over Cyprus in the afternoon, mostly over high ground.

Friday
A warm and sunny day over the Iberia, with only some cloud in north. Afternoon showers for France otherwise bright. Some remaining rain for north England and south Scotland, otherwise mostly dry over the British Isles. Mostly dry and bright for the Low Countries but some showers later. Afternoon heavy and possibly thundery showers for Germany and Poland. Occasional showers for Denmark. Mostly dry and bright for Norway and Sweden with some showers in south. Afternoon showers over Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Afternoon heavy and possibly thundery showers for Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Showers over western Romania and over western Balkans.
Sunny and dry for the Balearics. Some showers for Sardinia and Corsica. Showers for north Italy but sunny in south. Sunny for Greece and Cyprus, but afternoon showers for Turkiye.