Issued: 0530hrs Monday 9th April 2018
Duty forecaster: Matthew Hugo

Increasingly settled across more northern areas of Europe, unsettled elsewhere as low pressure dominates, especially in the south and west


Tuesday
Into Tuesday and high pressure will develop across Scandinavia introducing colder and more settled conditions across much of Norway, Sweden and Finland as winds become N'ly around and over the top of the developing high pressure. Much of England and Wales, along with all of France and Iberia, so essentially the whole of western Europe, will remain unsettled as low pressure dominates bringing rain or showers at times. Some heavy and thundery downpours are predicted across Spain and Portugal especially during the afternoon. Fair weather dominates though across much of central and eastern areas of Europe with pleasant conditions across Germany and eastwards towards Poland and Slovakia and also down towards Greece and Turkey. Here, however, a few thundery downpours may develop during the afternoon temperatures become warm or very warm across more central and eastern areas of the Med through the day, the first signs of summer.

Wednesday
During Wednesday and high pressure will contiue to dominate the weather across much of northern Europe and that will include all of Norway, Sweden and Finland, perhaps Denmark as well. Across these more northern areas a lot of dry weather is predicted with some sunshine but rather cold with frosty nights possible. Unsettled conditions are predicted across much of France, Spain and Portugal as low pressure dominates to bring showers, longer spells of rain and some thunderstorms too. Drier, warmer and brighter weather is predicted through more central and eastern areas of the Med, but with some thundery showers for parts of Italy, while some of the best conditions are likely across Turkey and surrounding countries where it will be warm and with some sunny spells.