Issued: 0530hrs Friday 30th June 2023
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Northern Europe turning more unsettled into the weekend.

Friday
Fewer showers expected today across the northeast of Spain with most staying dry with hot temperatures. Breezy yet dry and hot for many across Portugal. One or two showers at risk of hitting the Balearics though mostly dry. Heavy showers and or longer spells of rain affecting north Italy, drier further south with sunshine. A few scattered showers in Greece but mostly dry. Dry and fine across Turkey.
Much of France will be dry though the far east will see heavy showers. Switzerland and Austria will be unsettled with heavy showers and thunderstorms. These showers affecting southern Germany but largely dry further north here. Dry and fine across the Low Countries. Outbreaks of rain across the north and west of Poland and western areas of Hungary.
A dry and fine day with sunny spells across Denmark. Outbreaks of rain moving across the Baltics from west to east. A band of heavy rain affects central regions of Norway and Sweden where it will feel cool, largely dry elsewhere and comparatively warmer. A few scattered showers for Finland but most staying dry.

Saturday
A mainly dry and sunny day across Spain, hot centrally and further south. The odd shower though may push on to northern coasts. Portugal will also be dry, fine and hot. The Balearics will see another dry day. Some showers across Italy but most will stay dry. One or two showers in northern Greece but dry otherwise as well as across Turkey.
Bands of rain push across France clearing from the wes where it will be dry yet breezy. A wet morning across the Low Countries though drier and brighter later yet windy. Windy and changeable across Germany and Switzerland. Mostly dry through Austria. Unsettled across the Balkans. Some rain for Hungary and Poland.
An unsettled day across Denmark with spells of heavy rain for a time. Windy too. Wet and windy with heavy rain affecting south Norway and the far south of Sweden. Drier elsewhere here. Largely dry across the Baltics and Finland.