Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 24th July 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Thunderstorms across northern Europe.

Saturday
Patchy rain across the far north of Spain on Saturday but largely dry and hot elsewhere here and across Portugal. The Balearic Islands as well as Sardinia and Corscia, Italy and Sicily will stay dry and fine and feeling hot. A few scattered showers across Greece but these should clear in the afternoon and push into Turkey.
Some thundery rain continuing to push across France, some heavy spells towards the east and across parts of the Low Countries and into Germany. Eastern areas of Germany will fair better with drier and sunnier weather. Largely dry for Poland too and much of eastern Europe as well as the Balkan States.
Denmark will be dry with lots of sunshine as well as the Baltic States. Fair too for Finland and Sweden, good sunny spells here. Fair for most of Norway, but some rain in the north and a few scattered showers centrally.

Sunday
A few showers passing across northern Spain but mostly dry elsewhere and feeling hot. Staying dry for Portugal. Remaining dry for the Balearics and largely dry for Corsica and Sicily. The odd local shower possible for Sardinia. Some scattered showers across northern and central Italy but mostly dry further south. Dry and fine for Greece. A few morning thunderstorms across Turkey but dry thereafter.
Some thundery rain across northern France, this should turn into more scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Drier further south. Thunderstorms developing across the Low Countries, Germany, the Alpine countries as well as the Czech Republic. Some thunderstorms across northwest Poland but drier elsewhere. Looking largely dry for the Balkan States.
Thundery rain affecting Denmark too. Some local thunderstorms across central parts of Norway and Sweden but largely dry elsewhere here. Mostly dry and fine for Finland and the Baltic States.