Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 28th July 2026
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Staying hot and largely dry across much of Europe.

Tuesday
High pressure continues to reside across central Europe maintaining hot and dry conditions widely. Sunshine across Spain and Portugal. Isolated afternoon showers for Corsica and Sardinia, also Sicily. Odd showers forming inland over Italy and toward the French-Italian Alps. Generally dry across Greece and Türkiye.
Heat builds across France, widely into the 30s and some spots nudging 40C in the southwest. Less hot for Germany and Poland, into the mid 20s Celsius here. Plenty of sunshine across the central parts of the continent. Local showers for the Alps possible, but most places stay dry. More cloud toward the north with some rain into the Baltic states. Odd showers for Romania. Some heavier rain moves across Ukraine.
Rain and drizzle for western Norway, drier toward Sweden. A little light rain and drizzle for Denmark. Some heavier rain into Finland and northern Sweden.

Wednesday
High pressure keeps a firm hold over much of Europe midweek. Dry and hot across Spain and Portugal. Isolated showers are expected though across Italy and Sicily. Also the risk of one or two in western parts of Greece. Otherwise dry, sunny and exceptionally hot.
France will continue to see highs into the 40s in many regions It will remain dry and sunny. Less hot again through Germany and Poland though it wil stay dry with sunny spells. Risk of thundery downpours through eastern areas of Switzerland and western regions of Austria, otherwise dry and very warm also. Dry and very warm still for the Balkan States as well as Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia.
Scattered showers for Denmark but most here will stay dry with developing sunny spells. Dry and fine across the Baltics. Western regions of Norway will see cloudier skies and outbreaks of rain. Rain too for northern Sweden but elsewhere here it will be dry with sunny spells and feeling very warm in the south. Rain and drizzle for far north of Finland but dry elsewhere here.