Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 19th May 2026
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair Mediterranean but showers to the north

Tuesday
Fine through Spain and Portugal with good spels of sunshine, especially in the east. Fair through the Balearics with more sunshine here. Corsica and Sardinia stay dry and sunny. More sunshine in Italy where it is becoming warm. Greece and Turkey will be dry too with more sunshine here.
Rain affects the northern half of France. The southern half will be dry with sunny spells. Cloud and rain in the Low Countries too. Dry with sunshine for Germany. Cloud and a few showers in Poland. Hungary will be dry with plenty of sunshine. Fair for Austria with plenty of sunshine. Switzerland remains dry and fair with more sunshine.
Cloud and periods of rain in Denmark. Wet in the Baltic States, some heavy rain here. Further rain in Finland. Sweden should be mostly dry but rather cloudy in the east. Cloud and some rain in southwestern areas of Norway, but fair and dry in the north.

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.