Issued: 0530hrs Friday 18th December 2020
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Rain for western Europe. Dry in the east.


Friday
Fair over most of Spain and Portugal on Friday, although there will be some rain in the far northwest. Showers again in the Balearics and around Corsica and Sardinia. Greece and Turkey are staying in fine weather with plenty of sunshine.
More sunshine to come through France, although some rain in the far northwest later. The Low Countries will be breezy with some sunny spells. Germany will be dry with more sunshine to come here. Further sunshine in Poland and dry. Austria and Hungary should be dry and this dry and sunny weather is expected to extend into Switzerland too.
Breezy through Denmark with broken cloud. The Baltic States will have broken cloud. Some brightness in Finland after morning rain clears. Sweden will have rain and strong winds to the south but dry in the north. Breezy for Norway with a risk of some rain and showers.

Saturday
A band of rain will push southeastwards across Portugal and Spain, heavy at times. Showers continuing across the Balearics. Showers or even longer spells of rain affecting Corsica and Sardinia as well as coastal areas of Siciliy. Largely dry across Italy. Plenty of sunshine again for Greece and Turkey.
A band of rain will push southeastwards across France with showers pushing in behind the rain. Drier ahead of the rain although patchy rain will affect south France. The Low Countries will see a breezy day again with some patchy, mainly light, rain pushing through. Germany will remain dry. Dry too across eastern Europe. Dry still across Austria and Switzerland as well as down the Balkan States.
Breezy still across Denmark with cloud thickening and some patchy rain arriving in the west later. Staying dry and fine across the Baltic States. Largely dry across Finland and Sweden although some rain will affect northern areas here. Rain and high coastal winds for southwest Norway as well as the far north.