Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 21st June 2022
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Thundery central Europe, fair in the north

Thursday
A mostly dry mornign across Spain and Portugal though cloud will thicken in the northwest and rain is expected to push in here later. The odd shower may hit the Balearics but otherwise dry and fine here. Largely dry and sunny across Italy where it is feeling hot, likewise for Greece and Turkey.
An unsettled and thundery morning across France but much of the rain and thunderstorms push northwards through the afternoon allowing for drier weather to develop. Wet with heavy rain and thunderstorms moving across the Low Countries and Germany. Unsettled with heavy rain and thunderstorms across Switzerland and Austria although conditions do look likely to improve through much of Switzerland later. Staying dry and sunny across Poland and the Balkan states.
Largely dry and fine across Scandinavia, though there will be more cloud and some rain pushing in to west Denmark later as well as southwest Norway.

Friday
Thundery rain over the northern coasts of Spain. Some showers too in northern Portugal. The rest of Spain and Portugal will be very warm and sunny. Fine in the Balearics. Corsica and Sardinia will be warm and sunny too. More sunshine to come in Italy with a few showers in the north. Greece should be fair with plenty of sunshine. Some heavy showers in northwest Turkey but dry and sunny elsewhere.
Heavy thunderstorms forming in central and southern France. Northern France should be dry with lots of sunshine. Some showers affecting the Low Countries whilst most of Germany is dry with sunshine. Poland will be dry too, again with plenty of sunshine here. Further sunshine to come in Hungary, whilst rain will be affecting Austria and Switzerland.
Fair across Denmark and very warm here. More warm weather in the Baltic States. Fair for Finland, lots of sunshine here. More sunshine to come in Sweden and staying dry here. Cloud and some rain in western parts of Norway.