Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 5th September 2020
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Staying unsettled across northern Europe and Scandinavia. Some showers over central parts but mainly dry through the Mediterranean.


Saturday
Largely dry and fine again throughout the Mediterranean although northern Spain could see cloudier skies and possible showers as well as for Malta and Siciliy later on.
Starting cloudy and wet in northeast France, the Low Countries and northern Germany but drier with sunshine across the rest of France and south Germany. Rain should soon clear these parts with sunny spells and showers thereafter. Poland will see rain spread from the northwest to the southeast through the day. Some rain pushing in to the Alpine countries later on but staying dry and fine over Croatia.
Staying unsettled across Scandinavia; Demark will see blustery showers and these merging into longer spells of rain at times. Norway will see heavy showers or longer spells of rain affect mainly the north and west with the east allowing some sunny spells. Sweden will see showers becoming widespread through the day. Rain will push into much of Finland. Rain through the Baltic States to start but this should clear with sunny spells and a few showers developing behind on the brisk wind.

Sunday
Dry across much of the Mediterranean but with some heavy showers affecting the far northeast of Spain. Heavy and thundery showers across Siciliy and the southern tip of Italy and pushing into Sardinia.
Dry to start across France but showers moving into northern areas through the afternoon. Showers or longer spells of rain also affecting the Low Countries as well as northern Germany and the far north of Poland. South Germany and the rest of Poland will be mainly dry and fine. Showers becoming widespread and heavier over Austria, Switzerland and Slovenia. Croatia should remain dry. Much of central Italy will be dry but the far north will also see showers develop.
Unsettled with showers or longer spells of rain across Scandinavia but also some sunny spells developing. Showers and brisk winds across Denmark as well as through the Baltic States.