Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 22nd August 2020
Duty forecaster: Claire Darbinyan

Low pressure brings unsettled conditions to northern Europe this weekend


Saturday
A generally dry and fine day for Spain and Portugal although with some isolated showers developing in the northeast of Spain later on. Dry, fine and sunny again throughout the rest of the Mediterranean. Greece and western Turkey will again be dry with plenty of sunshine while heavy, thundery showers affect eastern portions of Turkey.
France will be breezy across northern coasts with spells of rain here. Largely dry elswhere once a band of rain clears central and eastern areas of the country. Rather unsettled across the Low Countries and breezy with spells of rain. Germany will also see a band of rain pass through central and southern areas. The north will be largely dry but northern coasts wet and breezy. Rain will move into the Alpine countries as well as Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Unsettled for much of Scandinavia as low pressure moves in here. There will be outbreaks of rain, some heavy and persistent. Windy in the far south of Norway and along the Swedish coasts. Rain will also affect much of Finland too. Staying unsettled across Denmark with outbreaks of rain and strong winds. Winds will pick up across the Baltic States too as a band of heavy rain moves through here.

Sunday
Dry, warm and fine for much of Spain and Portugal again on Sunday though northern and eastern coastal regions of Spain could see isolated showers develop through the afternoon. Dry, warm and sunny for the Balearic Islands, much of Italy and Greece. Thundery downpours affect northern portions of Italy through the afternoon while early showers over eastern Turkey clear to leave a dry, warm and sunny day across the country.
Showers affect northwestern portions of France and Germany as well as the Low Countries on Sunday and may merge to bring longer spells of rain here. Largely dry and fine for the rest of France and Germany. A mostly fine day too for Poland, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Austria with isolated showers developing here. These may become heavy over the Alps. A cloudy day for Slovakia and Hungary as a band of rain makes its way slowly eastward through the day.
Staying unsettled over much of Scandinavia though winds ease slightly from Saturday. Frequent outbreaks of rain affect western coasts of Norway and southwestern Sweden as well as Denmark. Across northern Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States there will be some good spells of sunshine though this will be punctuated by frequent, often heavy, showers.