Europe Forecast - December 30, 2020
Cold west
Unsettled south

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 30th December 2020
Duty forecaster: Claire Darbinyan


Cold air filters south over western parts of Europe


Wednesday
Snow showers for northern Spain but a dry and bright day across the rest of the country and for Portugal. Early showers fade over the Balearic Islands to leave a dry and fine day here. More persistent showery rain affects Corsica, Sardinia and western parts of Italy. This turns to snow over the Apennines. Showers turn to heavy rain over western Greece while eastern Greece and much of Turkey sees a dry and sunny day.
Wintry showers fade over eastern France while, after a dry and fine start, heavy showers arrive over western France later. Wintry showers affect the Low Countries and western parts of Germany throughout the day. A mostly dry and fair day for eastern Germany, the Czech Republic and western Poland. Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow affect Hungary, Slovakia and eastern Poland, some of which will be heavy. Isolated snow showers for Switzerland and Austria.
Cloudy for Denmark with patchy rain and sleet to the far north and south. Mostly dry for Norway though southeastern areas may see some sleet and snow. Widespread outbreaks of snow across Sweden - this turns to sleet and rain to the south. Snow showers fade over Finland to leave a dry but cloudy afternoon here. After a dry start, rain and sleet arrive from the south over the Baltic States.


Thursday
Showery outbreaks of rain spread over Portugal and the northwestern half of Spain on Thursday. These turn wintry over higher ground. Staying dry and fine to the southeast and for the Balearic Islands. Showers, these locally heavy, affect Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and far southern and northern parts of mainland Italy. Staying dry and bright for central areas. Heavy showers spread across Greece and into western Turkey though much of Turkey stays dry and sunny.
A front brings showery outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow across much of France, the Low Countries and into western Germany. These will be locally very heavy.Some snow showers spread into the far west of Switzerland too but otherwise it's a dry and fine day across the Alps as well as for the Czech Republic, eastern Germany and Poland. Cloudy for Slovakia and Hungary with rain and sleet for far eastern areas.
Frequent outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow for Denmark, southern Sweden and Finland as low pressure starts to fill up here. Isolated snow showers affect southern Norway as well as central and northern parts of Sweden. An area of wintry precipitation clears north of the Baltic States through Thursday morning leaving a dry afternoon with a few spells of sunshine.


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