Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 14th November 2015
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Rain moving across northern-central Europe


Saturday
High pressure over France brings plenty of dry weather across central & southern Europe. Very warm in south-west Spain and Portugal, highs 25C. Gusty easterly winds around Gibraltar. A fair day across France, but it will be windy toward the south, and also across the Alps. Dry for Italy, but areas of low cloud and possible fog may linger in east & north-eastern areas. Warm sunshine for Greece and Turkey. Blustery winds for the Netherlands and Denmark, with frequent showers moving in from the North Sea. Cool across northern Europe, highs 7 to 10C for Germany and Poland. Partly cloudy with patchy light rain for Hungary and Romania. Frequent rain and strong winds for western Norway, but Sweden may remain dry for several hours. Rain on and off for Finland and the Baltic states.

Sunday
Dry with plenty of sunshine across Spain and Portugal, and again warm in the south and west. Dry across the Mediterranean, with sun and broken cloud. Italy may hold on to local areas of low cloud and fog. Some sunshine for Greece, but a little more cloud cover. Dry with light winds for southern France, although northern areas will be breezy, and partly cloudy. Rain and strong winds spread across northern Germany in the early hours, moving into Poland early in the morning, where rain may persist all day. Alpine regions remain dry, but some rain extends to the Czech Republic and northern Hungary. Threat of persistent rain in Denmark, and some slow moving showers for Norway. Largely dry across Sweden and Finland. Northern Scandinavia will be rather cold.