Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 5th April 2023
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair in much of the Mediterranean but chillier central and northern Europe

Wednesday
Fair for much of Spain and Portugal although windy and warm with plenty of cloud, especially in the east. More sunshine to come in the western and central Mediterranean. Scattered showers for Italy. More showers in Greece and Turkey but some sunny spells here too.
France will be staying dry with more sunshine, but some cloud may affect southern areas. Scattered showers in Germany with some more persistent rain and even sleet likely in eastern Poland. Hungary may have a few showers whilst Austria should be largely dry. Some showers in Switzerland, a few heavy.
Denmark will be dry with lots of sunshine here. Breezy for the Baltic States but dry and cold. Chilly in Finland with some sunshine. Staying fair for Sweden with more sunshine here. Some cloud in western Norway otherwise fair and dry.

Thursday
Fine for Spain and Portugal on Thursday, lots of sunshine and remaining dry too. More sunshine to come in the Balearics. Italy should be fair overall although a few showers may affect the far south of Italy. Showers for Greece, some of them heavy. More frequent and persistent showers, some thundery in Greece.
Heavy showers for the north of Frane but fair to the south with sunny spells. Showers or rain for the Low Countries. Most of Germ any should be dry with some sunny spells, Fair for western Poland but some rain and cloud in the east. Austria will have rai and sleet in eastern areas whilst the west will be dry. Staying dry in Austria and Switzerland with more sunshine here.
Scattered showers in Denmark but windy and dry in the Baltic States, feeling cold here though. Dry weather in Finland, sunny spells. Some rain or sleet in southern Sweden but dry in the north with some sunshine. Cloud and rain in southern Norway but fine in central and northern areas.