Saturday will be mostly cloudy with spells of rain or heavy showers. There is a possibility of some very heavy rain for a time in the east and southeast.
Cooler and fresher for Sunday with sunshine and a few showers, the showers dying out in the afternoon and evening.
The weather looks like becoming very mild and breezy on Sunday night and on Monday, with freshening southerly winds bringing more cloud and rain from the Atlantic.
The week ahead for holiday destinations. Eastern Mediterranean (Greece and islands; west and south coast of Turkey; Cyprus): Dry hot and mostly sunny. Highest temperatures 26 to 32 degrees Celsius.
Western Mediterranean (Italy and Med Coasts of France and Spain): A good deal of dry sunny weather, but occasionally cloudy with thundery rain or showers.
Atlantic coasts of France, Spain and Portugal: Some thundery rain or showers in France at first and later in the week in Spain and Portugal, otherwise dry with lots of sunshine. Highest temperatures ranging from 18 to 22 degrees in northern France to between 23 and 28 degrees Celsius in Portugal and Spain.
Canaries: Mostly dry very warm and sunny, but some cloud at times with a slight risk of showers. Highest temperatures 24 to 29 degrees Celsius.