Issued: 0530hrs Monday 5th November 2018
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Some fog and low cloud

Monday
Low pressure over Biscay pushes heavy rain across Spain and Portugal, followed by showers in the west. Cool and breezy, highs 16C in the south. Snow is likely over the mountains in the north of Spain, moving into the Pyrenees too. Showery for southern France and Italy. A little rain too for the Balkan coast, but Greece will be dry and warm. Some
Milder than recently for northern Europe, nudging 20C across central France, and 15 to 18C for the Low Countries and Germany. High pressure over eastern Europe continues to bring dry and warm conditions extensively to eastern Europe. 20 to 22C in Hungary and Romania. Dry for much of Scandinavia, although the far west of Norway sees some rain, and brisk winds in the north.

Tuesday
Southern Spain and Portugal will be dry and warm, whilst wind and rain sweeps into the north-west of Iberia. Thundery rain affects southern France and northern Italy, but southern Italy looks drier. High pressure remains over eastern Europe keeping things dry and generally warm for Greece , the Black Sea and areas toward the Baltic.
Northern-central Europe will be dry too, although some rain moves into north-west France. A mild southerly breeze for Germany. Some early fog and lingering low cloud possible. Scandinavia will be broadly dry and fairly mild.