Europe - 05-08-2017
Heatwave continues south & east
Severe thunderstorms developing

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 5th August 2017
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson


Unsettled and cool northern Europe


Saturday
The north to south contrast continues across Europe, with scorching temperatures extending from Iberia across the Mediterranean to the Black Sea, widely approaching or topping 40C. Breezy for Portugal and northern Spain. A fair day for much of France, feeling fresh in the north as a cold front passes southwards. Isolated thunderstorms are possible over the Pyrenees and southern France. Thundery across the Alps, focused on western Austria, but later advancing north-east, toward Czech Republic & Slovakia into the evening. Dry weather continues for Italy, Greece and the Balkans. Scattered storms for eastern Europe, but plenty of dry weather. Outbreaks of rain for Germany and the Low Countries. Unsettled for Scandinavia with persistent rain in south & western Norway. Rain for central Sweden and southern Finland. Remaining drier in the far north.


Sunday
The heat continues for south & south-eastern Europe. Dry and sunny for Spain, Portugal and the Mediterranean. Windy around north-western Iberia. Some thunderstorms for western Turkey but dry for Greece and the Aegean Sea. A zone of thunderstorms is likely to extend from northern Italy and the Alps across Hungary, Slovakia and into Ukraine and Belarus, also eastern Poland, with some severe storm cells possible. Searing heat again for the Balkans and areas toward the Black Sea.
Meanwhile, north & north-western Europe stays fresher, with temperatures nearer 18 to 23C for northern France, the Low Countries, Germany, and western Poland. A fair day for these areas with a good deal of sunshine. Unsettled again across Scandinavia with low pressure in charge, bringing areas of heavy showers, or longer periods of rain for western Norway. Blustery winds for Denmark and southern Sweden.


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