Issued: 0530hrs Friday 14th September 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Showers in Spain and central Europe, rain and wind to the north


Friday
Still dry for much of Portugal, Spain and the Balearics with only isolated shower but more significant showers moving into Southern Spain, possibly thundery later. Showers around Corsica and Sardinia at first with showers breaking out for a time across Italy and the Adriatic. Isolated showers for Greece but more showery across Turkey , especially in the north with a risk of thunder.
Much of France dry with spells of sunshine but showers in the east and south. Mostly dry with sunshine and only isolated showers in the Low Countries, Northern Germany and Northern Poland but rain or showers, with isolated thunderstorms for Switzerland, Austria and the south of Germany and Poland.
Mixed across Scandinavia and the Baltic States, sunshine and showers but with rain into the west and south of Norway and Sweden later.
Little change temperature-wise, with the warmth in the south persisting.

Saturday
Thundery showers affecting the east of Spain on Saturday . Western Spain and Portugal should be dry with sunny spells. Showers in the Balearics. Italy should be mostly dry with sunny spells. Greece and Turkey will be dry with good spells of sunshine to come here.
A fine day in France after a cool start. Plenty of sunshine in the Low Countries whilst some cloud and periods of rain affect northern Germany. Polabnd sees an isolated showers with Hungary and Austria also having some showers. Switzerland will be mostly dry in the north but some showers to the south.
Showers rain extends into Denmark with some rain too in Sweden. The Baltic States and Finland will have cloud and some periods of showery rain. Showers affecting Norway, these heavy at times.