Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 23rd April 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain and showers in central and eastern Europe, getting better in the west

Tuesday
Fine and sunny for Portugal and much of Spain, although some rain affects the north. Showers for the Balearics. Fairly unsettled for southern Europe with showery rain widely over Italy, especially in central and northern areas. Rain for the Balkans too, plus some heavy rain for mainland Greece. Drier for the Greek islands, much of Turkey and Cyprus.
Patchy rain for southern France, mostly dry in northern France and the Low Countries. Much of Germany stays dry. Showery rain and mountain snow for the Alps. A good deal of dry weather for Poland and much of eastern Europe.
Low pressure over the Baltic brings rain and snow to Finland and northeastern Sweden. Showers for west Norway and Denmark but drier for southern Norway and Sweden.

Wednesday
Fair for much of Spai and Portugal on Wednesday with plenty of sunshine. The Balearics should be fair too. Rain and showers, some heavy in SpainItaly. Greece should be fine with good spells of sunshine and it will be staying fine in Turkey too.
Showers across central and western France but fair in northern France. heavy showers for the Low Countries with more persistent rain, some heavy in Germany. A wet day in Poland with some heavy bursts of rain here. Hungary should be mostly dry but some heavy showers in Austria whilst Switzerland is mainly fair too.
Sunshine and showers in Denmark, a few heavy. Breezy in the Baltic States with rain in the south but fair in the north. Norway will be bright and dry with sunshine here. Fair for Sweden with some sunny spells. Mostly fair for Norway apart from a few showers in the north and west.