Issued: 0530hrs Monday 17th April 2023
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain and showers central Mediterranean, fair northern Europe

Monday
Plenty of sunshine in Spain and Portugal. Fair through much of the western Mediterranean although some showers in Corsica and Sardinia. Heavy showers and thundery rain in much of central and southern Italy, but fair in the north. Greece will have scattered showers whilst Turkey will be dry and fair.
Some showers in southern France. Fair elsewhere with sunny spells. Breezy for the Low Countries and much of northern Germany and Poland. Wet in southern Poland with showers for Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
High pressure brings fine weather to Denmark. Some cloud and a few showers in the Baltic States but fair for Finland. Lots of sunshine and dry weather in Sweden and much of Norway, but some cloud and patchy rain in northern Norway.

Tuesday
Fair for Spain and Portugal with plenty of sunny spells. It will be dry too. Fair for the Balearic islands although unsettled in Corsica and Sardinia as low pressure brings rain. Further rain in Italy where the unsettled weather continues. Greece will be dry with sunny spells and it will be dry in Turkey too.
France will be breezy with dry weather and lots of sunshine. More fair weather in the Low Countries and Germany, staying mostly sunny. Some cloud and patchy rain in southern Poland but fair in the north. Hungary will be dry in the east but rain in the west. Damp for Austria and Switzerland.
Denmark should be fair with sunny spells throughout. The Baltic States should be dry with sunny spells, Finland is fair, sunny spells here. Southern Sweden is dry and bright but some cloud and rain in the north. Norway is damp with cloud and rain as well as strong winds.