Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 23rd November 2016
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled Mediterranean with a risk of heavy rain, drier to the north


Wednesday
Low pressure over south-western Europe continues to bring very unsettled conditions to Spain and southern France, with some prolonged torrential rain, particularly around the Pyrenees. Bright with scattered showers for Portugal and south-west Spain. Outbreaks of thundery rain extend north across France, and it will be windy in the south, although warm at 17C.
Locally frequent rain in north-west Italy, but mainly dry further south and around the Adriatic. Plenty of dry weather across central and eastern Europe, and generally mild thanks to a southerly airflow, highs 11 to 13C for Germany and Poland, 17C for Greece. High pressure remains across Russia, bringing fair but chilly weather, temperatures near zero. Some rain for Finland, and showers for western Norway. Dry elsewhere across Scandinavia. Cold in the far north, but fairly mild around the Baltic.

Thursday
Rain and cloud for Portugal and northern Spain today. Southern Spain may also see cloud and rain, although eastern areas are likely to be drier and brighter. Heavy periods of rain passing through the Balearics and into Italy. Greece and Turkey should be fai with some good spells of sunshine to come here.
Rather cloudy with further rain affecting much of France. A breezy and cool day for the Low Countries but dry. Germany should be mostly dry with some broken cloud and feeling cool too, with Poland staying dry and bright. Austria and Hungary are likely to be dry with broken cloud, although wet in Switzerland with the rain being heavy here.
Denmark will have broken cloud but some brighter spells too. Rather cloudy for the Baltic States. Breezy in Finland with rain and drizzle. Fair for southern Sweden but some cloud to the north. Wet in western Norway with some stronger winds here.