Europe forecast - May 17, 2026
Afternoon showers for most.
Thundery over the Balkans.

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 16th May 2026
Duty forecaster: Fil


Rather cool in north


Sunday
A dry day across Portugal with plenty of sunshine. Sunny for Spain with some afternoon showers. A band of heavy showers moving east over France and later in the day over the Low Countries, while some rain arrives over the western parts of the British Isles. A few afternoon showers for Germany, Denmark and Poland, otherwise sunny. Dry morning but then afternoon showers developing for Norway, Sweden and Finland, while outbreaks of rain are expected for the Baltic States, clearing later. Some heavy showers over the east parts of Belarus and Ukraine.
A dry and sunny day for Switzerland, Austria and Czechia. Outbreaks of rain for Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.
A dry and sunny day for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica, Italy and Greece, while some showers are expected over Turkiye mostly across the central and eastern parts. A day full of sunshine for Cyprus.


Monday
A mostly dry and sunny day for the Iberia. Afternoon showers for France, a few of them on the heavy side. Showers, then outbreaks of rain from the west over the British Isles. A dry start, but afternoon showers for the Low Countries, Germany, Poland and Denmark. Some rain for southern Norway, drier north. Dry and sunny for Sweden and Finland. Heavy showers for the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Afternoon heavy showers for Switzerland, and western Austria, but drier sunnier further east. Showers for eastern parts of Czechia, for Slovakia and eastern Hungary. A few afternoon showers for Romania and the Balkans.
A dry and sunny day for the Balearics, while afternoon showers for Sardinia and Corsica. Mostly dry and sunny for Italy, but some showers for the northern parts. A dry and sunny day for Greece, while Turkiye will see plenty of showers, some heavy, for northern Turkiye. Dry and sunny for Cyprus.