Issued: 0530hrs Friday 19th August 2016
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Wind and rain to north but mostly fair to the south


Friday
Plenty of sunshine in Spain and Portugal today. Remaining fine in late summer sunshine over the Balearic Islands. Scattered showers over central Italy, but mostly fine here with lots of sunshine. Greece is going to be dry and sunny, remaining fine across Turkey too.
Risk of some rain in the far north of France, but mostly dry with lots of sunshine for many. Rather cloudy with an odd spot of rain in the Low Countries. Germany sees sunny spells and an odd shower. Poland is likely to be mostly dry with sunny spells, similar weather through Hungary, Austria and Switzerland with just an odd shower here and there.
Fine and very warm for Denmark. The Baltic States will be mostly fair too with sunny spells here. Sunny spells too across the Baltic States. Sunshine and showers in Sweden and Norway, but sunny spells in-between.

Saturday
Scattered showers affecting eastern Spain this afternoon. Fair for most other areas with good spells of sunshine and remaining fair across Portugal too. Corsica and Sardinia will be fine with lots of sunshine.
Staying fine in Italy with more sunshine throughout the day and remaining dry and sunny in Greece. Scattered showers for Turkey but mostly dry.
Showers in eastern and southern France. Dry for most with more spells of sunshine. Showers and breezy through the Low Countries. Rain passing eastwards through Germany and Switzerland. Poland and Hungary should be dry with spells of sunshine throughout.
Rain affecting Denmark and southern parts of Norway. Fine for the Baltic States with sunny spells. Staying dry in Finland with further periods of sunshine. Brighter and mostly dry in northern Sweden whilst scattered showers affect central and northern Norway.