Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 9th May 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Dry sunny for most of Europe. Unsettled in south and far north.

Thursday
A fairly cloudy start for Portugal and Spain, but turning brighter later, one or two showers in far northwest. Mostly dry over France with some afternoon showers in far southeast. Some rain for Northwest Scotland, otherwise a dry and bright day for the British Isles. Mostly dry with sunny periods for the Low Countries, Germany and Poland. Some rain over Norway spreading over Denmark and southern Sweden through the day, with snow for northern parts of Norway and Sweden. A few showers for the Baltic States, rain and snow spreading over Finland later, dry with sunshine for Ukraine and Belarus.
A mostly dry day for Central Europe with plenty of sunshine and perhaps a few showers for Switzerland and Austria. Showery afternoon for Romania and the Balkans.
Dry and sunny for the Balearics. Some early rain for Sardinia and Corsica. Afternoon heavy showers for Italy, maybe a longer spell of rain for Sicily. Unsettled for Greece with heavy and possibly thunder showers. Drier for Turkiye with sunshine in south. Mostly dry and sunny for Cyprus.

Friday
A dry and sunny day for the Iberian Peninsula perhaps with the odd shower in far northwest. A sunny day for most parts of France, perhaps cloudier for the north and west. The British Isles will see a mostly dry and bright day with some rain for far northwest. Mostly dry and sunny for the Low Countries. A few afternoon showers for north Germany. Poland will start fairly dry with sunshine, but some rain in north later. A mostly dry day for Denmark Another mostly dry and sunny day for Central Europe perhaps with a few afternoon showers especially over Austria. A few showers over Romania Sunny for the Balearics, afternoon shower for Sardinia and Corsica. North and central Italy