Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 20th May 2026
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair south but central and northern showers

Wednesday
Sunshine and dry weather in Spain and Portugal. Fair in the Balearics and remaining fair for most of Italy too. Greece should be fair with sunshine here. Heavy showers in northern Turkey, fair in southern areas with lots of sunshine.
Central and southern France will be dry and warm. Good spells of sunshine. A few spots of rain and cloud in the far north of FRance. Scattered showers for the Low Countries with rain in northern Germany. Poland sees a few showers, most in the west. Hungary should be dry with sunny spells. Austria will have some showers. Further showers in eastern Switzerland but dry and bright in the west.
Rain extends from southern Norway to Denmark, most of it light and patchy. he Baltic States will be bright with some sunshine and dry. Further spells of sunshine to come through Finland and dry here. Sweden will be dry in central and northern areas although rain in the far south. Fair for central and northern Norway.

Thursday
Fair again through Spain and Portugal. Staying fine in the central Mediterranean too. Italy will be dry and fine with lots of sunshine, just an occasional shower in the south. Heavy showers in northern Greece but dry in the south. Turkey will be fine too with sunny spells.
France is dry and fair. Plenty of sunshine and dry here too. More sunshine to come through the Netherlands and Germany as well as Poland. Scattered showers in Austria but heavier showers in Hungary. Sweden will be dry with sunny spells.
Denmark should be dry with some sunshine. Fair for the Baltic States and then fair in Finland as well. Sweden will have some rain in central and areas and this rain extends to central Norway. Much of northern and southern Norway should stay fair.