Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 31st October 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Turning colder in Scandinavia, more heavy showers or rain in Iberia

Thursday
More rain today in Spain and Portugal, some of it heavy. Probably drier in the north of Spain. Further rain in the Balearics. Fair across Italy with sunny spells. Scattered showers in Greece but overall fair and dry. Greece will be dry with plenty of sunshine.
France is going to be dry with sunshine although some fog in the north and east. The Low Countries will have some fog patches in the morning, these clearing to leave dry and sunny weather. Similar for Poland, Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
Windy in Denmark with broken cloud and mostly dry. Breezy and damp in the Baltic States, a risk of gales here. More rain and wind to come in Denmark. Gales for southern Sweden, periods of rain here. Rain, some of it heavy in the southern hald of Norway. Chillier in the north of Norway, some sleet and snow showers.

Friday
Heavy, thundery showers in much of Spain and Portugal, although drier in the far south and far north. Heavy, thundery showers too in the Balearics. Italy and Greece stay fine and dry with lots of sunshine. Remaining dry and fine in Turkey with more sunshine.
Fog patches again in central and northern FranceWindy and colder in Denmark with sunny spells. Wintry showers and windy as well as cold weather in the Baltic States. Cold too in Finland with sunny spells and a few snow showers. Gales in Sweden and Norway with colder weather here. Frequent, heavy snow showers in western and northern Norway.