Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 30th January 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Mixed in central and southern Europe, fair west

Thursday
Wet and windy for the north of Spain today. Showers in eastern Spain, some rain in the south. Showers for Portugal, mostly in the north. The Balearics are unsettled with periods of rain and showers. Italy will be brighter, some showers in the southeast. Greece will have a day of heavy showers and these afecting western Turkey too. The rest of Turkey will be fine and dry.
Rain and strong winds in southern France, some showers to the north. Further showers and outbreaks of rain affecting the Low Countries and northern Germany. Poland will have some bright spells and should be dry. Sunny too in Hungary and Austria with showers affecting Switzerland.
Sunny spells and showers in Denmark. The Baltic States will be windy with rain at times. Winy too in Finland with sleet and snow here. Bright for much of Sweden, snow showers in the south. Norway will be bright, a few snow showers in the west and north.

Friday
Fair for much of Spain and Portugal. Cloud in the southeast of Spain with a risk of some rain here. A wet day in the Balearics. This rain extends through Corsica and into northern Italy. Fair in central and southern Italy with lots of sunshine here. Greece and Turkey will be dry with plenty of sunshine.
Rain for northwestern France but fair for other areas. There will be dry conditions with more sunshine in the Low Countries and Germany. Cloud and some rain for the north and east of Poland. Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland will have a fine day with lots of sunshine and dry conditions, although some rain in southern Switzerland.
Cloud and some patchy rain in Denmark. Further rain and cloud across the Baltic States. Chilly and mostly dry with a fair amount of cloud in Finland. Sweden will be dry with sunny spells. Cloud and some snow showers in central and northern Norway.