Issued: 0530hrs Monday 13th December 2021
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Dry across western Europe

Monday
Fair through Spain and Portugal with lots of sunshine and dry weather. Staying dry and bright through the Balearics and this sunshine extends to Corsica and Sardinia. Italy will be dry and sunny although some morning mist and fog patches in sheltered areas. Heavy showers for Greece with more persistent rain in the east. Wet in western Turkey with a risk of some thunderstorms too.
Dry and sunny in France, morning mist and fog in central and eastern areas too. Mild temperatures, and staying mild in the Low Countries. Fair for much of Germany although a few showers in the wets. Fair in central and eastern Germany with more sunny spells. Fine for Hungary with sunny spells, although a few showers affecting Austria but Switzerland will be dry with sunshine.
Scattered showers in Denmark. Fair for the Baltic States with cloud and a few snow flurries for Finland. Sweden is going to be dry with broken cloud. Rain and sleet with cloud to in western Norway where there could be severe gales too.

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.