Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 6th November 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cold across much of Europe this weekend, snow over hills in the west


Tuesday
Southern Spain and Portugal will be dry and warm, whilst wind and rain sweeps into the north-west of Iberia. Thundery rain affects southern France and northern Italy, but southern Italy looks drier. High pressure remains over eastern Europe keeping things dry and generally warm for Greece , the Black Sea and areas toward the Baltic.
Northern-central Europe will be dry too, although some rain moves into north-west France. A mild southerly breeze for Germany. Some early fog and lingering low cloud possible. Scandinavia will be broadly dry and fairly mild.

Wednesday
Rain in central and northeast Spain on Tuesday. Fair for the west and also Portugal where there will be good spells of sunshine. Fine too in eastern and southern Spain/ The balearics will be dry with lots of sunshine. Some cloud and rain for Corsica with heavy showers developing in Italy. Greece will have rain in the west but the east is dry. Turkey should be fair with good spells of sunshine.
In France there will be cloud, rain and brisk winds in the north and west. Showers and some rain passing through the Low Countries with Germany being dry with plenty of sunshine. Poland will be dry with good spells of sunshine too. Austria and Hungary will enjoy a fine day whilst some rain affects Switzerland.
Denmark will be fine with lots of sunshine. Staying dry in the Baltic States and for Finland too with lots of sunshine. Another fair day for Sweden and fair too in most of Norway.