Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 18th April 2020
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Thundery rain in Spain and much of central Europe, fine for many eastern areas


Saturday
Thundery showers and longer spells of rain in Spain and Portugal. Further showers in the Balearics, Corsica and Spain Fair in Italy with good periods of sunshine. Greece and Turkey should be dry with further sunshine here too.
More thundery rain in France and Germany these may be heavy at times. Dry and bright in the Low Countries with sunny spells. Dry to in Poland, again with lots of sunshine. Hungary dry too and sunny. Some showers for Austria and Switzerland.
Fine weather for Denmark with sunshine again. Dry with sunshine in the Baltic States. Cold in Finland, a chance of a shower here. Plenty of sunshine for much of Norway and Sweden, but some showers in the far north.

Sunday
Heavy rain in central and eastern Spain on Sunday. Drier for Portugal with god spells of sunshine here. A few showers in northern Italy but dry and sunny to the south. Fair in Greece and Turkey with plenty of sunshine here.
Heavy and thundery rain affecting much of France, although it should be drier in the far north. Breezy in the Low Countries but lots of sunshine here. Further spells of sunshine across Germany and Poland. Dry too in Hungary but there will be some thundery rain in Austria and Switzerland.
Lots of sunshine to come in Denmark. Dry for the Baltic States, again with higher pressure and lots of sunshine. Fine in Finland and Sweden too. Staying fair for Norway and mostly sunny.