Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 5th November 2019
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled and cold with rain in much of central Europe. drier and cold in Scandinavia


Tuesday
Heavy rain affecting northern parts of Spain on Tuesday with scattered showers elsewhere and for Portugal. Heavy showers for western parts of Italy but staying dry to the far south. A mostly dry, bright and warm day for Greece and Turkey though western areas could see isolated showers developing.
Showers and outbreaks of rain again for France, the heaviest to the south. Showers too for the Low Countries and northern parts of Germany. Drier and bright to the south. Heavy rain affects Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary and the far south of the Czech Republic and Poland. This falling as snow over the Alps. Showers affecting northern Poland but drier for central areas.
Rain clears to the south from Denmark but persists over the Baltic States, falling as snow to the north. Rain also clears southern Sweden to leave a mostly dry and bright day for Norway, Sweden and Finland with just isolated wintry showers affecting far northern areas.

Wednesday
Rain and showers in northern Sain. Fair for most of Spain and Portugal with sunny spells. Cool with sunny spells and isolated showers for the Balearics. Heavy showers and a risk of thunderstorms in Corsica and Sardinia. Italy will have rain or showers, some heavy. Greece and Turkey should be dry with decent spells of sunshine.
Showers over much of France, but some more persistent rain into northwest France later. Sunny spells and isolated showers for the Low Countries. Showers in Germany as well as Poland. Hungary should be dry with sunny spells, but some showers for Austria and Switzerland.
Sunny spells and col in Denmark. Showers or longer spells of rain in the Baltic States, but cold and breezy in Finland. Chilly with some bright spells in Sweden. Cool for Norway with sunny spells and mostly dry weather.