Europe Forecast - December 29, 2020
Heavy rain Italy
Snow showers north

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 29th December 2020
Duty forecaster: Claire Darbinyan


Heavy outbreaks of rain across the central Mediterranean


Tuesday
Breezy conditions expected across Spain and Portugal with persistent rainfall in the far north and along the coasts and then showers pushing through central and eastern areas. Showers or longer spells of rain across the Balearics, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily. Rain, some heavy, across western parts of Italy. Showers across western Greece with a few scattered showers for west Turkey but mostly dry and bright elsewhere.
Unsettled across much of France with rain pushing over southern areas and a mix of rain, sleet and snow showers towards the north. Brisk coastal winds too. Snow showers for the Low Countries and Germany. Snow for higher ground across Switzerland and Austria and a mix of wintry showers over lower areas.
Snow affecting eastern areas of Norway and much of Sweden although it looks to stay mostly dry in the north of Sweden and in western parts of Norway. Snow showers across parts of Finland but with sunny spells here too. Snow showers turning to rain later and blustery winds through the Baltic States. A mix of rain, sleet and snow for Denmark.


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.


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