Issued: 0530hrs Monday 30th December 2019
Duty forecaster: Claire Darbinyan

Windy conditions for northern Europe; low pressure brings stormy conditions to Greece & Turkey

Monday
Dry and sunny for Portugal and much of Spain - perhaps soe cloud for southern and eastern coasts. Cloudy but dry too for the Balearic Islands. Dry and sunny for Corsica, Sardinia and much of Italy. A few showers for southern Italy and Sicily. Outbreaks of heavy rain and strong winds affect much of Greece, Cyprus and western and central parts of Turkey too. Drier and brighter for northern and western Greece.
Mostly dry and bright for much of western and central Europe including France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and the Low Countries. Dry too for Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia but there may be some cloud around here at times.
Breezy for Denmark with light rain arriving later. Breezy too for the Baltic States with isolated showers at times. Breezy across much of Norway, Sweden and Finland too on Monday. Rain and snow clear east from Finland leaving a bright day here. Mostly dry for Sweden through snow showers may develop to the north. Snow and rain affect western coastal and northern regions of Norway but it stays dry and bright to the southeast.

Tuesday
A dry and bright day for western and central parts of the Mediterranean including Portugal, Spain, the Balearic Islands, Corsica, Sardinia and Italy. Low pressure weakens over Greece and Turkey causing winds and rain to ease though some showers linger here through the evening.
A dry and bright day for France on Tuesday. A weak front brings low cloud into the Low Countries and northern Germany. It also brings light outbreaks of rain into Poland. Dry and mostly bright for Switzerland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary.
Winds ease for Denmark which sees a dry and brighter day. Winds also ease over the Baltic States though it stays cloudy with scattered wintry showers. Staying breezy for Norway, Sweden and Finland. Scattered showers ease for Finland leaving a dry and bright day here while Sweden also sees a dry and bright day. Snow continues to affect northern and western regions of Norway.