Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 18th April 2023
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Showery central and eastern Europe, fair in the north but breezy

Tuesday
Fair for Spain and Portugal with plenty of sunny spells. It will be dry too. Fair for the Balearic islands although unsettled in Corsica and Sardinia as low pressure brings rain. Further rain in Italy where the unsettled weather continues. Greece will be dry with sunny spells and it will be dry in Turkey too.
France will be breezy with dry weather and lots of sunshine. More fair weather in the Low Countries and Germany, staying mostly sunny. Some cloud and patchy rain in southern Poland but fair in the north. Hungary will be dry in the east but rain in the west. Damp for Austria and Switzerland.
Denmark should be fair with sunny spells throughout. The Baltic States should be dry with sunny spells, Finland is fair, sunny spells here. Southern Sweden is dry and bright but some cloud and rain in the north. Norway is damp with cloud and rain as well as strong winds.

Wednesday
Sunny in Spain and Portugal, plenty of sunshine throughout. There will be sunshine too for the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. Showers in central and southern Italy, fair in northern Italy. Greece will have some heavy showers and thunderstorms. Turkey will be fair in the south but with heavy showers in the north.
Fair for France with sunny spells, although scattered showers in the east. Fair and breezy in the Low Countries and northern Germany, but showers in eastern Germany and Poland. Heavy showers for Austria and Hungary but mostly fair in Switzerland.
Windy in Denmark with some sunny spells, Breezy for the Baltic States and dry here. Fair for Finland with sunny spells. fair day for most of Sweden although some rain may affect southern areas. Far for most of Norway, although a few showers in the north.