Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 21st August 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Heavy rain affecting northern Europe.

Saturday
Largely dry for Spain and Portugal, however, a few local thunderstorms are expected to develop across the SE corner of Spain later in the day. Dry for the Balearics as well as much of Italy, but the odd local shower cannot be ruled out across the south here. Some scattered thunderstorms across mainland Greece again today but Turkey will remain, dry and hot.
A band of rain will push from west to east across France, heavy and possibly thundery in places. Many across the far east should remain mostly dry. Some thunderstroms developing across the Alps but generally it will be mainly dry with sunny spells for the rest of Europe on Saturday. A few scattered morning showers across Poland but mainly dry thereafter.
Some showers affecting Norway, Sweden and the Baltic States in the morning but these look to largely clear in the afternoon. Showers across Finland though. A dry day for Denmark with some sunny spells.

Sunday
Largely dry for Portugal but Spain will see some showery rain moving into southern regions later on. Thunderstorms developing further east too. Looking to be a dry day across the rest of the Mediterranean and feeling hot, particularly across Greece and Turkey still.
Outbreaks of rain, some heavy, affecting far eastern areas of France. The Low Countries, large parts of Germany, Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic will see heavy rain push through, likely to be thundery in places. Western parts of Poland will see rain but eastern areas should stay dry. The Balkan States look to be dry as well as Hungary.
Higher pressure across west Scandinavia sees mostly dry conditions for Norway and Sweden. Some showery rain across mainly northern regions of Finland. A few showers across the Baltics but mostly dry here. Far southern regions of Denmark will see heavy rain push through but drier elsewhere here. Improving in the south in the afternoon.