Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 8th December 2020
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Staying unsettled with heavy, thundery rain through the Mediterranean but largely settled elsewhere.


Tuesday
Staying unsettled with outbreaks of rain across Spain and Portugal through much of the day, although higher pressure does try to build in across western areas improving conditions here later. There will be brisk winds along southern coasts as well as eastern areas of Spain. Brisk winds continue across the Balearics Islands where it will be wet with rain, particularly across easternmost islands. Italy and it's surrounding islands seeing plenty of rain too, heavy and thundery for many areas, as well as brisk winds. Rain edging into western Greece while Turkey staying largely dry.
A rather cloudy day across central and southern areas of France. Northern and eastern areas seeing drier conditions. Largely dry across the Low Countries and Germany but with some rain edging into northern areas. Snow for the Alpine regions with heavy and thundery downpours across northern Italy. Heavy rain and thunderstorms heading into the Balkan States later on in the day. Poland will stay dry and fine.
Some rain across southern Norway but generally dry here. Patchy light rain across western areas of Sweden too but drier further east. Some rain over northern areas of Finland but staying dry elsewhere. Some showers across western areas of the Baltics. Drier further east here.

Wednesday
Improving conditions across Iberia through Wednesday although with that said northern areas will see more rain come in at the end of the day. Brisk winds still across the Balearic Islands but gusts should ease here. Expect some morning showers but largely dry thereafter. Rain still affecting particularly the western side of Italy with sunny spells abut also blustery showers across the surrounding Italian islands. Thundery downpours across Greece with more cloud building over west Turkey but staying mainly dry here.
Some patchy rain in the south and east of France but mainly dry. More rain forecast to push into western areas later on. Brisk winds along southern coasts. Largely dry across the Low Countries but cloud looks likely to build later. Some rain across southern Germany. Largely dry elsewhere here. Patchy rain across Austria, Switzerland and northern Italy for a time but conditions should gradually improve. Spells of rain, some heavy and thundery, down the Balkan States. Dry across Poland.
Outbreaks of rain across some regions of south Norway but mainly dry elsewhere. Largely dry across Sweden too but with some patchy light rain in places. Mainly dry throughout Finland. A dry day but with a brisk easterly wind through the Baltic States. Starting dry for Denmark but spells of rain will move in later.