Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 14th December 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fog in central Europe, dry for most although heavy rain in and snow in Turkey and Greece

Tuesday
High pressure across central and western Europe brings fair weather to much of Spain, France and Italy, plus Alpine regions. Fairly mild temperatures overall, warmest in southwestern Iberia. Local showers for southern Italy, chance of a shower for Sardinia, but Corsica and the Balearics should be dry.
Low pressure over the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea brings heavy rain and mountain snow to Turkey, thundery downpours for the Greek Islands and Cyprus, but much of mainland Greece may escape dry. Showers for Romania and Bulgaria, snow on the mountains. Chilly across the Balkans.
Patchy rain for Germany and around the Baltic Sea, which may affect northern Poland also. A little drizzle for the Low Countries. Drier across central-eastern Europe. Some rain and snow for Finland, whilst Sweden will be mainly dry, mild in the south. Windy for Norway with rain in the west, drier for southern areas.

Wednesday
A dry day for much of Spain and Portugal with good spells of sunshine. The Balearics will be dry and fine too with more sunshine here. Corsica and Sardinia will be dry and sunny. Italy should be dry with sunny spells although some showers in the east. Greece will be fine in the west although eastern parts will have a few showers. Cold and wet for much of Turkey as well as for Cyprus with heavy rain here.
France will be dry although some morning fog is likely. This clears to sunny spells. The Low Countries will be dry with broken cloud and a risk of mist and fog. Germany will have some mist and fog patches and similar weather will be affecting Poland. Hungary, Austria and Switzerland will be dry with morning fog, although these clearing to sunny spells.
Windy in the Baltic States with lots of cloud, some drizzle in the west. Staying breezy and cloud in Finland, some sleet and snow here, drizzle in the south. More cloud in Sweden with windy weather in the north and some snow here. Drier in the south. Wetter for Norway and windy here, snow in the north.