Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 3rd December 2020
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cold and unsettled weather spreading south through western Europe


Thursday
Rain in northern Spain and turning colder here. Fair for the rest of Spain and Portugal. A fine day to come through the Balearic Islands, but some showers in Corsica and Sardinia. Heavy rain affects southern Italy whilst the north stays dry. Greece will be largely dry with some sunny spells although there will be some rain in the southern Peloponnese. Turkey is going to be largely dry too although rain afecting southern coasts.
Blustery rain in much of northern and western France, some of this heavy. Eastern and southern areas will see a few showers. A band of showery rain passes through the Low Countries into western parts of Germany, but the rest of Germany should be dry. Showers in western Poland but dry in the east. Rain for Hungary and southern Austria, dry in Switzerland.
Breezy for Denmark but mostly dry. Breezy through Swede, again dry here. A windy day in the Baltic States and Finland and staying dry. Breezy with further period sof rain affecting much of Norway as well as Denmark.

Friday
Cold across Spain and Portugal with rain and showers, these heavy at times. Further showers and rain in the Balearics and cold weather here too. Heavy rain in northern Spain and across Corsica and Sardinia. Southern Italy should be brighter and drier. Showers around Greece, with heavy showers in western and southern Turkey.
Rain and showers in France and cold here too. Further rain in the Low Countries. Germany should be mostly dry with some patchy rain and strong winds in Poland. Hungary will be dry with some sunny spells. Austria and Switzerland have more cloud and some outbreaks of rain.
Denmark will be dry and bright, sunny spells. The Baltic States will be windy as well be Finland. Rain in the west of Finland. More rain in central and northern Sweden. Norway will be bright with sunny spells and should be dry.