Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 3rd May 2026
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Torrential thunderstorms central Europe, fine eastern Mediterranean

Sunday
More heavy showers in Portugal and Spain, heavy and thundery in the north. Thundery showers extend into the Balearics; Sardinia and Corsica stay sunny. Italy and the Balkan States are sunny, some cloud arriving in northern Italy later in the day. Heavy showers and cool around the Aegean, a few early showers in west Greece but these easing for sun spells. Widespread heavy and often thundery rain in Türkiye.
Heavy thundery showers across much of France, these showers extending into the Low Countries. A few scattered showers in Switzerland and west Germany. Brighter in east Germany, extensive sunshine across Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria. Unseasonably hot in east Germany and western parts of Poland, Czechia, and locally Austria too. Sunny spells in Ukraine and Romania, scattered showers in Bulgaria.
Showery rain in Denmark and southern Sweden. Some early showers in southern Finland but otherwise dry with sunny spells. Often sunny in the Baltic States with only a few odd showers. Southern Norway will be dry with sunny spells; wintry showers continue to affect the northwest of Norway, a few of these drifting into northern parts of Sweden and Finland.

Monday
Heavy thunderstorms across northern Spain on Monday. Central and southern Spain and Portugal will be fair. Some showery rain in the Balearics. Wet in Corsica with heavy thunderstorms whilst Corsica should be fair. Italy will be fair in central and southern areas although heavy, thundery showers in the north. Greece will be fine with plenty of sunshine and fine too in western areas of Turkey, although showers in the east.
France is going to be affected by torrential thundery rain bringing a risk of flooding. The Low Countries also having some heavy thunderstorms later. Germany will have heavy, thundery rain in the west but eastern areas having more scattered showers. Poland will have some showers in the north whilst the south is fair. Hungary and Austria will be fair but heavy, thunderstorms in Switzerland.
Denmark will be dry and fair with more sunshine. The Baltic States will have sunny spells. Some heavy showers in Finland as well as central and northern Finland. Rain, some heavy in Norway where it will be windy and cold, slet and some snow in the north.