Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 1st July 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Western heavy thunderstorms, fair and warm Mediterranean


Sunday
During sunday and high pressure will be maintained across much of the UK extending up into Norway, Sweden and most of Finland so many northern areas of Europe continue with a lot of fine weather and pleasantly warm too, especially so across the UK despite a developing breeze here.
Low pressure is forecast to be situated across Poland and surrounding countries through the day so an unsettled spell of weather is predicted for more eastern areas of Europe with showers, thunderstorms and longer spells of rain and particularly cool here as well as N'ly winds develop, extending down out of Scandinavia.
The remainder of Europe continues with plenty of sunshine but with some heavy and thundery showers and during Sunday these are likely to be most frequent, and perhaps severe, across France, Spain and Portugal of which continues to be particularly cool and unsettled for the time of year.

Monday
Heavy thunderstorms in northwest Portugal and the north of Spain today. Mostly dry and fair elsewhere with lots of sunshine. Dry too in the Balearics and through Italy with lots of sunshine. More sunshine for Greece and into Turkey, staying dry and very warm.
Heavy and thundery showers in France, some of them torrential. Fair for the Low Countries and Germany. Fine too in Poland with lots of sunshine, although there could be cloud and rain in eastern Poland. Hungary should be dry with lots of sunshine, whilst Switzerland and Austria see a risk of heavy showers.
Another fair day to come in Denmark and through Norway with plenty of sunshine. There will be sunshine too in Sweden whilst some cloud and showery rain may affect the Baltic States, cooler here too. Cool and breezy in Finland with a risk of showers.