The weather forecasts for popular holiday destinations in Europe vary considerably. In particular, the temperature difference between the north and south of our continent is large. There is also a chance of rain and thunderstorms in several places.
In Spain, the heat is expected to increase. This week it is 35 degrees in Madrid, but that could rise to 40 next week. In the north, there may still be a shower on the Spanish coast this week, but in the new week it will be largely dry. The Portuguese coast is mostly sunny.
The weather is more changeable in Italy. In the north and center of the country, rain may fall on Thursday and especially Friday. After the weekend, the rain decreases and there is room for the sun. Next week, the temperature in all of Italy rises to 33 degrees.
In Greece, there will still be showers inland on Thursday and the maximum temperature will be 35 degrees. From next week it will remain mostly dry there as well.
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark it is colder with around 20 degrees. There is a lot of rain there, which means there is a chance of local flooding. It is unusually warm in Finland, with 30 degrees on Thursday. But during the day the heat is driven out by rain and thunderstorms.
On Thursday it will be showery in France. A day later, heavy rain is expected in the northeast and around the Alps. After that, the temperature rises to 30 degrees and it is mostly dry from Sunday. This also applies to the north in the course of the week.
In Germany it is still wet this week, but the chance of drier and warmer weather will increase next week.