Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 11th October 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain in western Europe but fine to the east with warm sunshine


Thursday
Some cloud in southern parts of Spain but rain and cloud to the north. Some showers in the central mediterranean Islands and these affecting northern Italy too. Southern Italy should be dry with sunny spells. Greece will be fair with more sunshine to come here. Turkey will have heavy showers and thunderstorms.
Rain afecting central and western parts of France while the east is likely to be dry. The Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland will be dry with lots of sunshine. Austria and Hungary should be dry and sunny although some rain in parts of southern Switzerland.
Breezy with sunshine and warm weather in Denmark. More sunshine to come over the Baltic States and Finland and staying warm. More warm weather in Sweden with Norway also being dry and breezy as well as warm.

Friday
Plenty of sunshine for Spain and Portugal on Friday although there is a risk of a shower in southern Portugal. The Balearics should be dry with more sunshine. Showers in Corsica and Sardinia but Italy is going to be dry with lots of sunshine. Greece is dry with sunny spells whilst some scattered showers affect Turkey.
Fine for France with plenty of warm sunshine. Staying dry too in the Low Countries and Germany. Poland will be dry with more sunshine. Staying fine across Austria and Hungary with plenty of sunshine in Switzerland too.
Warm and dry with lots of sunshine to come in Denmark. More sunshine and fair weather for the Baltic States. Finland is dry too with more sunshine. Fine and warm for Sweden although cloud and rain affect Norway.