Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 27th May 2026
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

A northwesterly wind keeps Scandinavia and the northeast Continent cooler, some showers here.

Wednesday
Sunshine for Iberia and the central Mediterranean islands, some fair weather cloud builds afternoon. Showers will develop in northern Portugal and northwest Spain. Italy is sunny with showers in the Alps, a few scattered showers southward too but most areas dry with sun and fair weather cloud. The Balkan States are sunny too, some afternoon fair weather cloud, then scattered showers break out in Croatia. Scattered showers in Greece and Türkiye as well but often sunny.
Hot in France with afternoon isolated showers in the west. A broad swathe of sunshine eastward across Europe with some afternoon fair-weather cloud building. Some heavy showers over the Switzerland and Austria Alps. A band of showery rain also stretches from southern Germany eastward across Czechia, Slovakia, and into Ukraine, this moving south into Romania. Some showers in Hungary too, hot here. Dry sunshine in northern Germany and Poland. Scattered heavy showers in Belarus.
Cool western Norway with frequent showers from a northwesterly wind. Some showers in north and east Sweden, elsewhere dry with sunny spells. Denmark will be dry and sunny. Mostly cloudy in Finland, some sunny spells, particularly south but also showery here. Notable northwesterly wind across Sweden into the Baltic States. Frequent heavy showers into Estonia and Latvia, drier and sunny in Lithuania.

Thursday
Thursday stays dry and mostly sunny across Iberia and the central Mediterranean islands, a few showers in northwest Spain. Heavy afternoon showers in central and southern Italy, otherwise sunny. Showers in the Balkan States, mostly in the afternoon. Heavy afternoon showers too in Greece and Türkiye.
Staying hot in France, particularly south and west, some afternoon showers to the north. Scattered showers across the Alps, sunny between showers. Sun remains widespread across much of the continent. Some afternoon cloud building in Poland, a few showers in the northeast. Afternoon showers in Romania and Bulgaria, as well as Belarus and Ukraine.
Hot in England. Showers continue to affect central and northern Norway. A cloudier day across much of Scandinavia, a few sunny spells, the best sunshine in southern parts of Norway and Sweden. Denmark stays mostly sunny. Staying windy in the Baltics. Heavy showers and sunny spells for the Baltic States.