Europavorhersage - 04.05.2017
Central rain
Dry north & south

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 4th May 2017
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling


Some rain in central Europe, drier north and south


Thursday
Broken cloud but dry for much of Portugal and Spain on Thursday. Similar weather in the Balearics and much of southern Italy, although heavy showers form in the north in the afternoon. Greece is going to be dry with good spells of sunshine. Sunny spells and scattered showers for Turkey, some of them heavy in the south.
France should be mostly dry. Sunshine will be best in the west whilst more eastern areas will be seeing some cloud and a few showery bursts of rain. The Low Countries and Germany will have cloud and showers or outbreaks of rain. Germany is going to have cloud and some outbreaks of rain. Hungary and Austria as well as Switzerland will have some showers or outbreaks of rain.
Breezy in Denmark with sunny spells and a few showers. The Baltic States will have sunny spells and mostly dry weather. Finland is likely to be dry with sunny spells. Sweden and Norway will be dry with bright or sunny spells, although breezy in the north.


Friday
Rain and cloud in Portugal and northern Spain today. Some showers affecting more eastern and southern areas. Italy should be dry with good spells of sunshine for many, but a few showers may affect eastern coasts. Greece should be dry with sunshine to come here through the day. Showers affecting Turkey, some of them heavy in places.
France sees cloud and a risk of rain in the west but eastern areas should be dry with sunny spells. More sunny spells for the Low Countries although some patchy rain affects northern Germany. Rain affects southern Germany and Austria as well as Hungary, this thundery in places. Rain too in southern Poland, but the north should be dry with sunny spells.
Dry with sunny spells in Denmark. The Baltic States should be dry too with some sunny periods coming through here. Finland is likely to be cold with some sunshine too. Sweden is dry in the south with sunshine here, but some showers to the north. Norway will be dry with sunshine.