Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 28th December 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

A band of heavy rain and strengthened winds passes east through northwest Europe

Tuesday
Dry across much of Spain, Portugal and the western Mediterranean. A little rain in northwest Iberia. Rain sweeps across France into the Low Countries and Germany, falling as snow over the north and western Alps.
Showers for Italy and the south of Greece. Some heavy bursts through the Aegean Sea also affecting western Turkey. Rain around the Black Sea coasts of Romania and Bulgaria. Snow for Ukraine and over the Carpathian Mountains. Mainly dry for Hungary, the eastern Alps and Balkans.
Chilly across much of Poland and the Baltic states, staying sub-zero all day. Also cold for northern Scandinavia, but less cold further south over Norway and Sweden with some patchy rain and sleet. Rain becomes heavier for Denmark.

Wednesday
High pressure remains over Iberia to keep things dry and fine here. Largely dry too for Italy, though some patchy rain to the north of Sicily. Showery rain across the Greek islands with heavy rain pushing into western Turkey.
Outbreaks of heavy rain initially across France will clear from the west though stay windy here. Rain heavy for a time through the Low Countries pushing in to western Germany, where it will be windy here too. A mix of rain, sleet and snow for Switzerland and western Austria. Drier across east Austria. Largely dry through Poland.
Largely dry though chilly across Norway and Swewden though some patchy rain about centrally here. Mostly dry also through Finland though winds brisk. Patchy rain affecting the Baltic States with a brisk wind and wind chill expected. A dry morning for Denmark but rain is expected to push into western and southern regions in the afternoon with a strengthening wind.