Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 30th October 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Unsettled west Europe with wind and rain. Drier further east.

Saturday
Rain affecting much of Portugal and central regions of Spain on Saturday. Showery rain across the Balearic Islands. Heavy rain moving into Corsica and parts of Sardinia as the day progresses. East Sicily and the far southern tip of mainland Italy seeing spells of rain also. Largely dry across the rest of Italy and much of Greece and Turkey.
Outbreaks of rain across much of France with a brisk wind. Heavy rain moving into Belgium and the Netherlands later. Largely dry across Germany but breezy for northern and western regions. Heavy showers through southern regions of Switzerland but dry across Austria, Poland and eastern Europe.
Plenty of dry weather across Scandinavia, although a brisk wind is about with some rain through parts of Norway at times. The very far north of Finland looks to be wet with rain also. Dry and fair across the Baltic States.

Sunday
Rain continues to affect Portugal and Spain with heavy rain further west here. Showers largely clearing the Balearics but heavy rian still affecting Corsica as well as Sardinia, moving into western parts of Italy and across Sicily. Further east should be dry. Thunderstorms across south Turkey but mainly dry through Greece.
Another band of rain will continue to push east across France and the Low Countries, heavy for a time, then sunny spells and blustery showers behind. It will also be windy across NW Europe. Germany will be mainly dry but rain will reach the far west later. Some showery rain for Switzerland. Largely dry further east across the Balkans, Poland and the rest of eastern Europe.
Some rain pushes up across central into northern regions of Norway and Sweden, Drier further south but breezy. Dry and fine through Finland and the Baltics. A dry day for Denmark too but winds will strengthen.