Issued: 0530hrs Monday 12th November 2018
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Warm sunshine around the Med.

Monday
A zone of rain stretches across west & northern Spain, France and into northern Germany. Patchy at times, but also some heavier pulses of rain moving through. Drier for Portugal with some sunshine. Eastern Spain and the Balearics should stay dry and warm, topping 20C.
Italy, the Balkans and Greece will be dry and warm. Dry also for Alpine regions. High pressure remains over eastern Europe, maintaining extensive dry and mild conditions for countries including Romania, Hungary and Poland. Areas of rain for Scandinavia, breaking up into showers for Norway. Fairly mild southwesterly winds, around 10C.

Tuesday
Dry across most of southern Europe, with plenty of warm sunshine for Spain and Portugal, highs 18 to 22C, warmest in Andalucia and the Algarve. Dry and warm too for Italy, the Balkans and Greece .
Patchy rain affects eastern France, Switzerland and Germany, but will fade as pressure builds from the west. Scattered showers for the Netherlands, whilst northern France and Belgium should be dry. Highs 10 to 14C.
Eastern Europe will be generally dry, whilst fronts over southern Scandinavia bring rain to Baltic coastlines. Showery for west & northern Norway, whilst much of Sweden will be dry.