Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 3rd May 2025
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Thundery for Central Europe

Saturday
Heavy and possibly thundery showers for Portugal and western parts of Spain, drier brighter further west. A mostly dry start for France but soon heavy showers will develop, more frequent in the north, with a risk of thunder. Occasional showers for the northeastern parts of the British Isles, otherwise dry and bright. Heavy and possibly thunder showers for the Low Countries, especially for Belgium and Luxembourg. Heavy and thundery showers for Germany mostly over the central and southern parts. Showers for Poland. Rain and strong winds for Denmark. Windy with coastal wintry showers for northern Norway drier further south. Some rain for southern Sweden, drier brighter in north. Some wintry showers for northern Finland. Rather cloudy but dry for the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Occasional afternoon showers for Switzerland and Austria. Heavy showers developing from the afternoon over Czechia, and Slovakia, while a few are possible over Hungary. Dry and warm for Romania and the Balkans.
Sunny with occasional shower for the western Mediterranean, with showers more frequent and perhaps heavy for Sardinia and Corsica. Bright and warm for Italy. Plenty of sunshine with a few mountainous showers for Greece. Occasional showers for eastern parts of Turkiye, sunny further west. Heavy showers for Cyprus.

Sunday
Another showery day for the Iberia, with showers more frequent and heavy through the afternoon. Heavy and thundery showers for southern France, drier and gradually cooler further north. Mostly dry and gradually cooler over the British Isles. Cooler and mostly dry for the Low Countries. Heavy showers for southern Germany, drier in north. Windy with some early rain for Denmark, clearing later. Some rain and strong winds for northern Norway, dry bright in south. A mostly dry day for Sweden, some wintry showers for Finland. Outbreaks of rain for the Baltic States, heavy rain for Belarus, heavy showers for western Ukraine.
Heavy and possibly thundery showers for Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary, but drier brighter for Czechia. A few showers for Romania and the Balkans, otherwise dry and sunny.
A mostly dry day for the Balearics, but some heavy showers are possible for Sardinia and Corsica. Northern Italy will see some heavy showers, while the south will stay day. Sunny for Greece and western Turkiye, but afternoon showers further east. Some shower for Cyprus, mostly in the afternoon.