Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 16th October 2014
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Mostly fair Mediterranean, but rain to the north
Thursday
Dry in southern and eastern Spain with good spells of sunshine. Cloud and rain in northern Portugal and Spain. Fair for most of the central mediterranean and Italy, with more sunshine to come through Greece and Turkey.
Cloud and some drizzle through France, but probably drier in the far north and the far south. Broken cloud in the Low Countries, but cloud and rain in much of Germany and Poland. Southern Poland, Austria and Hungary should be mostly dry, although some rain in Switzerland.
Cloud and showery periods of rain through Denmark and the far south of Sweden. Fair in the rest of Norway and Sweden with good spells of sunshine. Scattered showers through the Baltic States, but fair and breezy in Finland.
Friday
Cloud and showery rain affecting Portugal through today. Most of the Mediterranean is going to be dry with sunny spells. Staying dry for most of Italy and Greece as well as southern Turkey, although rain affecting the north of Turkey.
Rain in western and southern France, but fair in more central areas. Fair for the Low Countries, but some cloud and showers in northern Germany and Poland. Cloud too through Austria, Hungary and Switzerland with periods of rain here.
Cloud and rain affecting Denmark and southern parts of Sweden and Norway. Much of the rest of Norway and Sweden will be dry, and staying dry too through the Baltic States and Finland.