Issued: 0530hrs Monday 18th April 2022
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy showers in the east, mostly fair in the west

Holiday Monday
Outbreaks of rain in the far north of Spain but mostly dry elsewhere, though the odd isolated shower cannot be ruled out. Portugal staying largely dry with sun. Dry also for the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. Sicily and the far south of Italy may just see more cloud and the odd shower but largely dry elsewhere. Thundery rain across Greece. A drier day for Turkey.
Mostly dry and fine across France, though more cloud and some showery rain in the west. Dry with sunshine across the Low Countries, Germany and Switzerland. A few showers affecting Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Cloud and showery rain for east Poland, drier further west here.
Dry and fine across much of Scandinavia with sunshine and light winds and perhaps some mist and fog patches first thing. Though the very far north of Norway still catching some patchy rain.

Tuesday
Heavy showers and longer spells of rain affecting northern and central areas of Spain on Tuesday. Fair to the south with sunny spells. Scattered showers in the Balearics. Corsica and Sardinia should be dry with sunshine. Fair for Italy with good sunny spells here too. More sunshine to come in Greece. Turkey will have frequent, heavy showers but some sunshine in the west.
Showers for the west of France although plenty of sunshine to the east. The Low Countries and Germany will have lots of sunshine too and should be dry. Central and eastern Poland will be cloudy and damp. More rain in Hungary and Austria whilst Switzerland should be dry.
Denmark is likely to be dry with sunny spells throughout. More sunshine to come in the Baltic States. Finland will be dry with sunshine here. Fair for Sweden with sunshine for all. Staying fair for Norway, again with plenty of sunshine.