Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 28th May 2026
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

High pressure over the continent maintains warm (or hot) and sunny conditions. Eastern areas more unsettled in a cooler northerly wind.

Thursday
Thursday stays dry and mostly sunny across Iberia and the central Mediterranean islands, a few showers in northwest Spain. Heavy afternoon showers in central and southern Italy, a few scattered showers north, but otherwise sunny. Showers in the southern Balkan States, mostly in the afternoon; Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia are largely sunny. Heavy afternoon showers in Greece and Türkiye.
Staying hot in France, particularly south and west, some afternoon showers to the north. Scattered showers across the Swiss and Austrian Alps, sunny between showers. Sun is widespread across much of the continent. Some afternoon cloud building in Poland, a few showers may just clip northeast Poland. Afternoon showers in Romania and Bulgaria, showers frequent and heavy in Bulgaria. Showers in Belarus and Ukraine too.
Hot in England. Showers continue to affect central and northern Norway. Cloudy across much of central and north Scandinavia, a few sunny spells, the best sunshine in southern parts of Norway and Sweden. Denmark stays mostly sunny. A strong northwest wind across Finland and into the Baltic States with showers here.

Friday
Dry and mostly sunny in Iberia, scattered afternoon showers in northeast Spain. The Balearics will be dry and sunny. Showers for Sardinia and Corsica, as well as western regions of Italy near coasts, and in Sicily. Some showers near the mountains in the north too. The Balkan States will be dry and sunny. Some showers in southwest Greece, dry and sunny in the rest of the country. Showers in Türkiye too, but isolating south and eastward with time.
Hot again in France, this heat extending into the Low Countries and Germany. Some heavy, thundery showers in the Low Countries and north Germany, dry to the south and in France as well. Fine in Switzerland and Austria. Dry and mostly sunny in Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary, just some cloud drifting from the north in eastern parts of these countries. Mixed cloud and sun towards the Black Sea with scattered afternoon showers. More afternoon showers in Belarus and east Ukraine.
Western parts of Norway remain showery, a spell of heavier showers passing east through midday, these affecting Denmark as well. Starting dry with sun in Sweden, these showers passing into southern areas afternoon. Warm in southern Sweden too, particularly southeast. Finland will be dry with mixed cloud and sun. The Baltic States are dry too with sunny spells, though some showers may clip easternmost regions.