Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 6th December 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Windy and unsettled northern Europe, fair to the south


Thursday
Another fine day in Iberia with plenty of sunshine and dry weather, although there could be some fog early in the morning in sheltered areas. Staying fair in the balearics, Corsica and Sardinia as well as Italy. Fair for Greece with lots of sunshine. Chilly and breezy in Greece with some showers in the eastern mediterranean and eastern Turkey.
Cloud and patchy rain in the far north of France. Cloud and rain in the Low Countries and northern germany as well as much of Poland. Windy in these areas too. The south of France will be brighter with sunny spells. Some broken cloud in Switzerland with showers. Mainly dry in Austria with cloud and patchy rain in Hungary.
Cloud and outbreaks of rain in Denmark. Breezy with cloud and some patchy rain in the baltic States. Breezy and rather cloud in Finland although windy with snow in the north. Cloud and rain affecting southern Norway, with some snow showers to the north.

Friday
Fair for much of Spain and Portugal on Friday. There will be some low cloud and drizzle affecting the coasts of northern Spain. Fair for the Balearics and for Corsica and Sardinia. Morning fog in Italy clearing to leave a fine day with plenty of sunshine. Bright too for Greece with dry conditions and sunshine here, fair in western Turkey.
Windy with rain for central and northern France. This rain affecting the Low Countries and Germany, some of it heavy. The rain then spreads to Poland. Fair for Hungary and Austria but some cloud and outbreaks of rain in Switzerland.
Denmark has an unsettled and windy day with cloud and rain. More rain affecting southern Norway and wet too in southern Sweden. Breezy in the Baltic States with periods of rain and sleet. Finland will be breezy with some sleety rain. Some snow showers in northern Sweden whilst northern Norway should be dry.