Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 7th October 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Ex-Hurricane Kirk arrives in west

Tuesday
Heavy rain for Portugal mostly over central and northern parts along with strong winds. Outbreaks of rain for Spain, but drier brighter in south. Outbreaks of rain for France, turning heavy and persistent in west later. Showers or longer spells of rain for the British Isles. Rather cloudy with some light rain at times for the Low Countries. Some early rain for Denmark, gradually spreading north over Norway and Sweden, turning to snow over the far north. A mostly dry and bright day for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Heavy rain for Switzerland and Austria. Elsewhere over Central Europe starting dry perhaps with some brightness but heavy rain spreads east later in the day. Romania will see a mostly dry brighter day, however western Balkans will see some heavy rain later in the day.
Heavy and possibly thundery showers for the Balearics at first, then spread over Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Dry and sunny for Greece, Turkiye and Cyprus.

Wednesday
Heavy and persistent rain at for Portugal at first, same for north Spain, but clearing through the day. Heavy rain and gales for parts of France. Rather cloudy for the British Isles with showers or longer spells of rain. Heavy rain for the Low Countries, spreading over western Germany later in the day. Mostly dry bright for Poland. Showers or longer spells of rain for Denmark, Norway and Sweden, with snow in far north. Mostly dry and bright for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Mostly dry and bright for Switzerland, Austria. Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary but some heavy rain will arrive through the evening. Light patchy rain for Romania and the Balkans.
A rather cloudy day with some light showers over Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica as well as Italy and western Greece. Dry and bright for Turkiye and Cyprus.