Issued: 0530hrs Friday 5th November 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Persistent heavy rain through the Mediterranean.

Friday
Less wet across northern Spain on Friday but still some patchy rain about. Showers affecting eastern regions. Dry across Portugal. A line of showers extends across the Balearics through Sardinia and Corsica as well as through central into parts of southern Italy and Croatia. Largely dry and fine across Greece and Turkey.
Any patchy rain easing through France, the Low Countries and Germany, although coastal areas here still could see some showers. Coastal regions of Poland could also see a few scattered showers but largely dry elsewhere. Dry across northern Italy, Switzerland and Austria. Showery rain through Slovenia and parts of Hungary.
Largely dry across Denmark but some showers in the south and west at times. Rain pushing into west Norway, drier further east as well as across Sweden. Some rain affecting particularly east Finland but drier further west here. Winds brisk and feeling chilly. Some showers through the Baltics.

Saturday
Largely dry across Spain and Portugal thanks to ridging high pressure. Some heavy showers catching the Balearic Islands. Heavy rain and or showers still across Sardinia and Corsica as well as through central and southern Italy. Largely dry and fine for Greece and Turkey.
A mostly dry and fine day for France and through cenntral parts of Europe. Breezier with the risk of some cloud and patchy light rain for the Low Countries, far northern regions of Germany and coastal areas of Poland. Showery rain, heavy bursts at times across the Balkans still.
Cloudy with light rain and drizzle across Denmark. Rain pushing into the far south of Norway and Sweden but mainly dry elsewhere here. Some patchy rain across north Finland, drier further south. Rain clearing the Baltics in the afternoon with drier and brighter weather here.