Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 20th May 2023
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Staying wet in much of central and southern Europe with a risk of more flooding

Saturday
Sunny spells and developing showers across more eastern and southern regions of Spain. Elsewhere and across Portugal it should remain dry. Unsettled with frequent heavy showers as well as longer spells of rain continue to cause havoc across many regions of Italy including Sardinia and Corsica. Some affecting the Balearics islands also. Western regions of Greece seeing a few developing showers while eastern areas and Turkey remain dry and largely fine.
Showers affecting south and southeast France, otherwise mostly dry though breezy. Another largely dry yet windy day through the Low Countries and Germany. Showers, locally heavy, affecting southern Poland, otherwise dry. Largely dry through Austria and Switzerlandd though always a risk of a shower developing in the southern regions here.
Staying largely settled across Scandinavia. Dry and fine with plenty of sunshine for most, though an advancing front will later bring rain to northwest Norway.

Sunday
Showers and rain in northern Spain today. Remaining unsettled in southern Spain and Portugal too with heavy thundery showers developing here. Showers too in the Balearics and remaining showers in Corsica and Sardinia too. Heavy, thundery showers in Italy. These showers extend through Greece and Turkey too.
Rain and showers in central and southern France, dry and windy in the north. Scattered showers for the Low Countries and northern Germany but dry to the south. Breezy in Poland and mostly dry, although soe showers in southern areas. Hungary will be showers, these scattered in Austria. More frequent and heavy showers affecting Switzerland.
Heavy showers in Denmark, some thundery. Dry for the Baltic States with broken cloud and some sunny spells. Further spells of sunshine in Finland and dry here. Sweden remains bright and dry with more spells of sunshine. Norway is dry with sunny spells, some cloud in northern areas with drizzle here.