Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 31st May 2026
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

An area of heavy rain passes across central Europe into the southeast.

Sunday
Morning sun in Iberia, increasing cloud over Spain with afternoon showers in the east. Sunshine over the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica, a few afternoon showers forming. Most of Italy is dry and sunny, though heavy afternoon showers form in the far north near the mountains - some showers in mountainous central Italy too. Afternoon showers affecting Slovenia and Croatia, some passing into Bosnia and Herzegovina. The rest of the Balkans are fine with sunshine. Some scattered showers on the Greece mainland, a few showers in north Türkiye too, these countries otherwise sunny.
Showery rain in east France, a generally cloudy day though sun breaking out west. Cloudy with some rain in the Low Countries, heavy rain across Germany. Heavy afternoon rain widespread in Czechia, Switzerland, and Austria. Some rain in western Slovakia and Hungary, hot in Hungary. Poland is mostly dry with sun spells, some scattered rain in the east. Scattered rain across Romania, Bulgaria, and Ukraine. Drier Belarus but often cloudy here until later.
Denmark is dry but with a mix of cloud and sun. Southwest Norway is often rainy, the rain more scattered to the east and north, this scattered rain reaching into northern Sweden too. South Sweden sees only odd showers with sunny breaks. Some scattered rain in central Finland, otherwise dry but plenty of cloud around. The Baltic States are dry, starting cloud, with sunshine increasingly breaking out.

Monday
Monday is dry and mostly sunny in Iberia, rare showers in northern Spain, mostly in the Pyrenees. The Balearics and Sardinia and Corsica are dry with only a limited amount of cloud, if any. Afternoon rain in northern Italy, some patches drifting into central areas, dry with mostly sunny conditions to the south. Heavy afternoon showers spread across the Balkan States, though Albania remains generally dry and sunny. Few scattered showers in west and north Greece, otherwise sunny here. Some showers northwest Türkiye too, but elsewhere sunny.
Mixed cloud and sun in France, some rain in the far northwest later. A few showers in the Low Countries, generally cloudier here. Switzerland is dry with sunny spells, afternoon showers across Austria. Outbreaks of rain in north and east Germany, some sun spells in the west. Rain increasingly widespread across Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary, this rain encroaching well into Romania and Bulgaria with heavy, thundery bursts. Showery rain affects Poland too. Belarus and Ukraine and drier, though some rain in east Ukraine.
The Baltic States stay dry and mostly sunny. Some rain in east Denmark with sunny spells. Rain affecting southern Sweden and Norway, more patchy to the north but only a few sunny spells. South Finland is drier with sunny spells, most rain concentrated in the north of Finland.