Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 5th July 2017
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Hot in the south with some Spanish thunderstorms spreading north


Wednesday
A hot day to come across Iberia on Wednesday, good spells of sunshine but some showers developing in the north later. The Balearics and Italy should be fine with plenty of sunshine throughout and it will be staying fine for Greece and Turkey too.
An odd thundery showers in western France but generally dry with more sunshine here. Dry too in the Low Countries and Germany. Decent spells of sunshine and feeling warm, although an afternoon thunderstorm in central Germany. Poland and Hungary look fair too with some sunny spells, although thunderstorms form in the mountains of Switzerland and Austria.
Fair for Denmark with sunny spells and warm too. Showers affecting the south of Sweden with further showers in the Baltic States. heavier showers and some rain in Finland and northern Sweden but dry to the south. Dry and bright through Sweden with some reasonable spells of sunshine here.

Thursday
Some thundery rain developing across Spain and Portugal on Thursday. Hot and dry through the Balearics and Italy. Plenty of sunshine for Greece and Turkey, feeling hot as well.
France is going to be mostly dry and warm although some thunderstorms affecting the far north of France. Scattered thunderstorms in the western Low Countries, but dry to the east. Fair over most of Germany with good spells of sunshine, although some showers to the south. Scattered showers in southern Poland but dry overall with sunny spells. Thundery showers forming in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
Fine for Denmark with more sunshine to come here. Scattered showers in Finland with heavier showers to come across Finland. Sweden and Norway will have sunny spells with a few showers here and there.