Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 15th September 2016
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Showers in central areas but mostly fair in the south


Thursday
Heavy showers in northern Spain again today. Mostly fair in the rest of Spain and Portugal with plenty of sunshine. More sunshine to come over the Balearics, although some showers may affect Italy. Greece should be dry with more sunshine here, and mostly dry in Turkey too.
Heavier showers for France, some thundery with persistent rain in the north. The Low Countries have a few showers, but Germany and Poland should be dry with lots of sunshine. Dry too in Hungary, although a few showers in Austria and Switzerland.
Denmark is going to have a very warm day and dry too. More sunshine to come in Sweden and the Baltic States. Dry too for Finland, again with a few sunny spells. Some rain may affect the far west of Norway, otherwise dry.

Friday
Fair for most of Portugal and Spain with plenty of sunshine. Showers affecting the north of Spain. Heavy showers or longer spells of rain in central and northern Italy although staying fair to the south. Greece and Turkey will be fine with lots of sunshine here and remaining warm too.
Rain, some heavy in France with the rain and showers reaching the Low Countries too. Germany will have a mix of sunshine and showers, a few heavy. Poland will be dry with good spells of sunshine to come. Hungary is dry and bright, although a mix of sunshine and showers for Switzerland and Austria.
Mostly fair in Denmark with sunny spells here. A few showers in western Norway. Sweden will be fine with lots of sunshine, and it should be remaining dry with plenty of sunshine across the Baltic States and Finland too.