Issued: 0530hrs Monday 22nd October 2018
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Wind and rain sweeps across Scandinavia

Monday
Dry for much of Spain and Portugal, with rare showers. Up to 27C in south-west Iberia. A brisk easterly breeze around Biscay. Low pressure over southern Italy brings prolonged heavy downpours and a risk of flash flooding. Rain also spreads to western Greece and Albania.
A weak cold front moves across northern-central Europe, with partly cloudy skies and a risk of a little rain for the Low Countries and Germany. This same frontal zone also affects Poland the Baltic states, with heavier bursts for a time. Generally dry for France and the Alps. Dry for most of eastern Europe, with highs of 17C in Hungary. Breezy and cool for Scandinavia. West in western Norway, but dry for most of Sweden. Sunshine and showers for Finland.

Tuesday
High pressure lies to the west of Europe, bringing fair weather to France, Spain and Portugal; warmest temperatures in the south-west, 27C. Around 21C in southern France. Heavy rain is likely to affect the far south of Italy as low pressure stays over the central Med. Some rain too for southern Greece .
Dry for the Alps and central-eastern Europe, extending toward the Black Sea, highs of 15 to 17C. Windy and cool for northern Europe, and heavy rain sweeps across Denmark, southern Sweden and Baltic coastlines, including Poland. Some showery rain too for northern Germany. Showers or some persistent rain for western Norway. Rain also moves into southern Finland. Chilly across northern Scandinavia.