Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 2nd May 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Heavy afternoon showers for most, away from northeast.

Thursday
A mostly cloudy day for Portugal with outbreaks of rain in north, brighter drier south. A mostly dry and bright day for Spain with plenty of sunny spells in south, afternoon showers mostly in north. Fairly unsettled over France with showers and outbreaks of rain, this heavy in places. Heavy and thundery showers for the southern parts of the British Isles, drier brighter north. A mostly dry bright start for the Low Countries, but heavy and thundery showers later. Afternoon heavy showers for Germany, drier northeast. Mostly dry and bright for Poland, apart from a few afternoon showers in far west. Mostly dry with good brightness for Scandinavia. Similar conditions for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Unsettled weather for Switzerland and Austria with heavy showers. A bright start for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary with afternoon heavy showers, drier in the evening. Afternoon heavy and possibly thundery showers for Romania and the Balkans.
A few morning showers for the Balearics otherwise dry with sunny spells. Some heavy and thundery showers for Corsica and Sardinia. Heavy and thundery showers for Italy. Afternoon showers over Greece, these heavy over land in west. Dry bright start for Turkiye but afternoon showers are possible. Dry and sunny for Cyprus.

Friday
A rather cloudy day for Portugal with best of brightness in central and south, risk of light rain in north. A sunny start for Spain, but cloudier later with rain in northwest. Afternoon showers for France along with sunny spells. Central and southern British Isles rather cloudy with heavy and possibly thundery showers, elsewhere drier. Unsettled to start over the Low Countries, with heavy thundery showers, but drier brighter later. Afternoon heavy shower for eastern Germany, but drier elsewhere with sunny spells. Mostly dry and bright over Poland. Another mostly dry day for Scandinavia with sunny spells. Mostly dry with sunny spells over Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Another rather cloudy day for Switzerland and Austria with heavy showers. Rather cloudy for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary with afternoon heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Fairly unsettled for Romania and the Balkans with periods of heavy rain.
Rather cloudy but mostly dry for the Balearics. Mostly dry for Corsica and Sardinia, only a few afternoon showers. Rather cloudy over Italy with some afternoon showers. Afternoon showers for Greece too. Some heavy showers in the afternoon for Turkiye. Dry and sunny for Cyprus.