Issued: 0530hrs Monday 10th April 2023
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled and wet northern Europe but fine and warm in much of the western Mediterranean

Easter Monday
A fine day for Spain and Portugal, plenty of sunshine and remaining dry. More sunshine through the Balearics and northern Italy, although heavy showers in southern Italy. Greece and Turkey will have heavy, thundery showers too, some longer spells of rain.
Southern and central France will be fair with sunny spells although cloud and rain affecting the far north and northwest. Coud increasing in the Low Countries with rain here by evening. Germany should have a fine day with sunny spells. Scattered showers in Poland. Fine for Hungary and Austria as well as Switzerland.
A few showers for the Baltic States. Finland should be dry and bright with lots of sunshine. Staying fine for Sweden with more sunshine here. Denmark will have broken cloud but should stay dry. Rain and drizzle in southern Norway but dry and fine in northern areas.

Tuesday
Fine for Spain and Portugal with lots of sunshine throughout today. There will be more sunshine in the central Mediterranean too with warmer temperatures in Italy. Greece may have a scattering of showers with heavier showers in Turkey.
Fair for France with sunny spells, although some wind and rain in northern France. Further rain in the Low Countries later with some showers in Germany and Poland. Hungary will be dry with sunny spells, some showers affecting Switzerland and Austria.
Showery rain in Denmark and this rain crossing southern Sweden too. Some showers oin the Baltic States later but dry and sunny in Finland. Fair in northern Sweden. Heavy rain for southern Norway but fair in the north.