Issued: 0530hrs Monday 22nd April 2024
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Dry and sunny for southwestern Spain and Portugal

Monday
Dry and sunny for Portugal. Some afternoon showers for east Spain, otherwise dry and sunny. Mostly dry and bright with sunny spells for France, some light rain comes from the Channel later in the evening. Mostly dry bright with sunny spells over the Low Countries but for a few afternoon showers. Occasional showers of rain/sleet and hill snow for Germany. Mostly dry apart from a few afternoon showers for Poland. A few snow showers for Denmark and southern Sweden, while Norway will be mostly dry and sunny. Unsettled over Finland and the Baltic States with outbreaks of rain and snow along with strong winds. Similar to Belarus and Ukraine.
Outbreaks of snow for Switzerland and Austria, while Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary will remain dry with some brightness. Some heavy rain for Romania and eastern Balkans moving north, drier brighter for western Balkans. A few heavy showers for the Balearics same for Corsica, while Sardinia will be dry and bright. Unsettled for north Italy with outbreaks of rain, and heavy snow for the mountains, drier bright in south. Rather cloudy over Greece with strong southerlies and some light rain mostly in north, moderate concentrations of dust. Turkey will see a mostly dry and bright day, becoming hazy from the west. Dry and sunny for Cyprus.

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.