Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 22nd July 2026
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Much of Europe will remain dry with plenty of sunshine.

Wednesday
Largely dry and fine with sunny spells though the odd isolated shower cannot be completely ruled out. Showers will ease off and die out across Italy to allow for a largely dry and fine day here. Dry with sunshine across Corsica and Sardinia, elsewhere dry and hot. Some scattered showers across northern Greece but these will ease off as the day progresses. A dry and fine day across Türkiye.
Hot in southern France with sun widespread across the country. A lesser risk of showers over the mountains in Switzerland and Austria today with most staying dry. Cloudier across the Netherlands with scattered showers, these also affecting northern Germany. Southern Germany will see sunny spells and will remain dry. Outbreaks of rain for northern Poland, largely dry and fine elsewhere here. Fine through Hungary and Bulgaria.
Sunny spells developing across Denmark and scattered showers easing though eastern areas will always be at risk of some showers. Patchy rain across parts of Norway and Sweden but many will be dry with sunny spells. A few isolated showers for Finland but most will remain dry.

Thursday
It will continue to be largely dry and fine across Portugal and Spain though the odd isolated shower cannot be completely ruled out here. The Balearics will also see a sunny day. A dry start for Italy as well as Greece but showers are expected to develop as the day progresses in these areas, some will be heavy and thundery. Corsica and Sardinia will remain dry and fine with plenty of sunshine. Cloudier skies across northern Türkiye with some patchy rain in places, better weather further south.
Another fine day across France. An improved day for the Netherlands with dry weather and sunny spells. Most of Germany will be dry and fine though cloudier in the far south and east with scattered showers. Rather cloudy still across muych of eastern Europe with showery rain affecting Poland, Austria and Hungary. Heavy showers across Slovenia and Croatia will stay largely dry.
After a damp and cloudy start across Denmark the conditions will improve with sunshine developing. A largely dry and fine day with sunny spells across Norway and Sweden, though cloud will thicken in the west of Norway as rain moves in later in the day here. A few showers in the south of Finland, otherwise dry and fine.