Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 12th December 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

becoming wet in the Mediterranean, cold across northern Europe


Wednesday
Fair for Portugal and Spain with plenty of sunshine. Staying fine in the Balearics but some showers for Corsica and Sardinia. Heavy showers or longer spells of rain affecting Italy. Greece should be fine with plenty of sunshine. Staying fair in much of Turkey although there will be some showers to the east.
Mostly fair in France once morning mist and fog patches have cleared. The Low Countries and Germany should be cold and dry. Chilly too in Poland with some snow in the east. Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland will b dry and cold.
A breezy day with some snow flurries in Denmark. Breezy and cold again in the Baltic States and Finland. Remaining cold in Sweden and in Norway too.

Thursday
A wet day on Thursday over much of northern and eastern Spain. Some rain too in western parts of Portugal. Wet through the Baleaerics and through Corsica and Sardinia too. Italy will be dry in the west but rain in the east. Greece will be wet with heavy periods of rain. More rain in western Turkey but dry in central and eastern areas.
Rain i western and southern France with heavy periods of rain. Dry to the north and east. Breezy and cold across the Low Countries and Germany as well as most of Poland. Some snow in eastern Poland. Austria and Hungary as well as Austria will be cold and dry.
Cold with some snow flurries for Denmark. Breezy with some snow flurries in southern Sweden. Breezy and cold for the baltic States. Cold again in Finland. Dry and cold in northern Sweden. Norway will be cold with a brisk breeze.