Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 27th August 2020
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair in central and southern areas but more rain in the north


Thursday
A fine day across Spain and Portugal with lots of sunshine. More sunshine in Italy and staying dry here too. Greece and Turkey will enjoy more warm and sunny weather throughout the day.
Rain in northwest France but fair for the rest of the country with more sunshine. Showers and some cloud in the Low Countries as well as northern Germany. Rain, some of it heavy in northern Poland, but fair in southern Poland and the south of Germany. Hungary should be dry with sunny spells, but some showers in Austria and Switzerland.
Wind in Denmark with a mix of sunshine and showers. Further showers in the Baltic States and scattered showers for Finland. Sunny spells and col in central and northern Sweden, showers in the south. Further showers in southern Norway, sunshine and cool in the north.

Friday
Some thundery showers affecting the beast of Spain today. Further showers over northern coasts. The rest of Spain and Portugal should be dry with good spells of sunshine. More sunshine to come in Corsica and Sardinia as well as through much of Italy, although heavy thunderstorms may affect northern Italy. Sunny and dry for Greece and Turkey.
Showers and rain in France, some of these heavy in central and northern areas. Further heavy showers or longer spells of rain affecting the Low Countries as well as northern Germany. Poland should be fair with some sunny spells. Heavy, thundery rain may extend through Austria, Hungary and into Switzerland.
Denmark is set to have showers and limited sunshine. Fair for the Baltic States with sunshine here. More sunshine to come in Finland and across central and northern Sweden. Southern Norway will have a few showers, but the north should be drier and brighter with sunny spells.