Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 23rd August 2020
Duty forecaster: Claire Darbinyan

Mixed conditions afefct northern Europe; drier, bright south


Sunday
Dry, warm and fine for much of Spain and Portugal on Sunday though northern and eastern coastal regions of Spain could see isolated showers develop through the afternoon. Dry, warm and sunny for the Balearic Islands, much of Italy and Greece. Thundery downpours affect northern portions of Italy through the afternoon while early showers over eastern Turkey clear to leave a dry, warm and sunny day across the country.
Showers affect northwestern portions of France and Germany as well as the Low Countries on Sunday and may merge to bring longer spells of rain here. Largely dry and fine for the rest of France and Germany. A mostly fine day too for Poland, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Austria with isolated showers developing here. These may become heavy over the Alps. A cloudy day for Slovakia and Hungary as a band of rain makes its way slowly eastward through the day.
Staying unsettled over much of Scandinavia though winds ease slightly from Saturday. Frequent outbreaks of rain affect western coasts of Norway and southwestern Sweden as well as Denmark. Across northern Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States there will be some good spells of sunshine though this will be punctuated by frequent, often heavy, showers.

Monday
Dry, warm and fine for much of Spain and Portugal again on Monday though northeastern regions of Spain could see isolated showers develop through the afternoon. A warm and fine start to the day for Italy though widespread showers develop later. These could be locally heavy. Hot, dry and sunny for much of Greece and Turkey.
Cloudy with isolated showers for northern France; drier and brighter further south. The Low Countries and northern Germany sees outbreaks of rain spread from the west while southern Germany is dry and fine. Dry and fine too for much of Poland and the Czech Republic though northern areas could see a scattering of showers. Heavier showers affect Switzerland and Austria.
Showers and outbreaks of rain tend to ease over Denmark, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States on Monday though showers may longer along Baltic coasts. Western Norway sees persistent outbreaks of rain while eastern areas are drier and brighter.