Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 5th July 2022
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Remaining hot in the Mediterranean, but some thunderstorms in Spain

Tuesday
Some heavy thunderstorms forming across eastern Spain today. Drier to the west and south and feeling very warm. Fine for the Balearics and central Mediterranean. Plenty of sunshine for Italy too. Greece and Turkey should be dry with sunshine and warm temperatures as well.
France will be having plenty of sunshine, dry as well as very warm. Fair for the Low Countries, again plenty of sunshine here. Germany and Poland should be dry and sunny, although some showers in eastern Poland. Thundery showers affecting Hungary. Mostly dry in Austria but some afternoon showers for Switzerland.
Showers and some bright or sunny spells in Denmark. Mainly fair in the Baltic States although some showers later. A few showers to come in Switzerland but it should be dry for Sweden. Heavier showers or more persistent rain in western Norway.

Wednesday
Heavy thunderstorms in eastern Spain. Fair in central and northern Spain with good spells of sunshine. More sunshine to come across Portugal and staying fair here. Scattered showers in the Balearics. Fine with lots of sunshine for Corsica and Sardinia. More sunshine in Italy, only an isolated shower in the east. Greece and Turkey should be dry with sunny spells.
More sunshine to come across France and staying dry too. Some cloud and rain affecting the Low Countries and northern Germany. Poland should be fair, especially in the west, although some showery rain in the east. Hungary will have some showers in the east, although the west should be dry and fair. Austria will be fair with sunny spells. Showers affecting Switzerland, but some sunny spells in the afternoon.
Denmark will be unsettled with rain. The Baltic will have scattered showers and sunny spells. Further showers in Finland. Fair for much of Sweden with a scattering of showers in central areas. Norway will be cooler and more mixed with showers.