Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 23rd December 2023
Duty forecaster: John

Changeable, often stormy north and central dry and sunny south

Saturday
Storm Pia centred over Gulf of Bothnia and Baltic now filling will continue to give stormy conditions with outbreak of snow for southeren and eastern Sweden, Finland to Estonia, to Poland, temperatures remaing below 0C and to -10C for remainder of Norway and Sweden to Finland. An elongated trough of low pressure extends from Iceland through North Sea to Denmark, Netherlands Belgium, Germany to Romania to Turkey, giving a mix of rain and showers temperatures 3 to 6C. Staying dry with some sunshine for France, Spain across to Italy and eastern Mediterranean to Bosnia Greece and Turkey temperatures 8C across France to 15C southern Itlaly and Greece.

Sunday
Storm Pia moves away as another deepening are of low pressure moves towards Norway with pressure rising across more central and eastern coutries. Remaining cloudy with outbreaks of rain and snow from southern Sweden, across Baltic, Denmark to Germany and Poland towards Romania, temperatures below 0C for most to 3C away from coasts. Winds fresh to strong along windward coasts and Baltic shores where gales are likely. Elsewhere, all of France, Spain, Portugal, acroos to Italy, and Greece although cloudy at itmes it will reamin dry with sunshine, temperatures 6C to 15C.