Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 18th October 2022
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair for the Mediterranean with sunny spells, cloud and some patchy rain in the far west

Tuesday
Rain in northwest Portugal and the northwest of Spain. fair for most of the rest of Iberia, although a scattering of showers forming over the high ground of Spain. The Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia will be fair with sunny spells. A fine day in Italy with sunshine here. More sunshine inTurkey although some showers in the east. Showers for Crete and Cyprus.
Broken cloud in the west of France but dry and sunny in the east. Fair for the Low Countries and Germany with sunny spells. Fine too in northern Poland, but some rain to the south. Hungary will have sunny spells and will be dry. Austria will be dry too, although a few showers in Switzerland.
Breezy in Denmark with sunny spells. Some cloud and patchy rain for the south of Sweden. The Baltic States and Finland will be cool with a strong wind and wintry showers. Fair for most of southern Norway although some cloud and drizzle affecting western coasts of Norway.

Wednesday
Unsettled for much of northern Spain and northern Portugal The rain may be heavy at times. Drier in the south of Spain with sunny spells. The Balearics should be fair and dry. Corsica and Sardinia will be dry and sunny as will be Italy. Turkey will be fine and dry in the west, but some showers affecting eastern areas.
Some cloud in the far west of France with a chance of some showers. Eastern areas of France will be brighter and dry with sunny spells. Fair and breezy in the Low Countries. Germany will be dry with good spells of sunshine. Staying fair in western Poland, but some cloud and showers in the east. Hungary and Austria as well as Switzerland will have a fair day with lots of sunshine.
Denmark is going to be bright with sunny spells. The Baltic States will be bright as well with some sunny spells. More brightness for Finland and across most of Sweden. Cloud and some rain in northern and western Norway but fair in the south.