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

Tuesday
As high pressure extends over Portugal and Spain, it will offer plenty of dry and bright weather, but with some early fog too. Some light rain over north Franc otherwise a dry but rather cloudy day. Unsettled weather for the UK and Republic of Ireland with gales and heavy rain. A cloudy start to the day for the Low Countries as well as Germany and Poland, but rain will spread east later along with strong winds. Mostly dry start over Scandinavia but some rain and snow will arrive in the evening. Apart from some light snow in the morning, the day will be mostly dry over the Baltic States and Finland.
Some light snow in the morning over Switzerland but becoming drier in the afternoon. Same for Czechia and Austria with even some sunny spells developing in the afternoon. Some light snow over Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro in the morning but becoming drier later.
A mostly cloudy day over the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica but remaining mostly dry. Some light over Italy mostly over the central parts in the morning, but turning drier later. A bright start over Greece with sunny spells, but turning cloudier later. Dry and sunny over Turkey. Some showers over Cyprus.

Wednesday
High pressure brings a fair day to Spain and Portugal with plenty of warm sunshine. Fair too across the Balearics and Corsica as well as Sardinia. A fine and milder day in western Greece, although cool in the east. A cold day in Turkey with sunny spells.
Sunshine and dry weather in central and southern France and warm here too. Coud and some rain in northern France. Breezy and bright for the Low Countries. Windy in Germany with a risk of gales, some showers with sunny spells. Heavy rain clears east in Poland with severe gales here bringing showers. Rain in Hungary and northern Austria. Drier for Switzerland.
Severe gales also affecting Denmark with showers here. Windy and wet through the Baltic States with rain and sleet. Snow across Finland, some of it heavy. Sleet and snow in eastern Sweden. Snow showers in the west of Norway, some of it heavy, drier in the north but chilly.