Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 30th December 2015
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cooler Greece, mild and unsettled north and west


Wednesday
Rain in the far northwest of Spain on Wednesday. Fair across much of the rest of Spain and Portugal. Mostly fair in the Balearics, and tending to remain fair across Italy. Some showers for eastern parts Greece but turning colder here. Wintry showers in northern Turkey, but fair to the south, breezy too.
Cloud and some rain in the far northwest of France. Sunny spells and dry for most of the country. The Low Countries and Germany will both be dry and very mild with sunny spells. Colder in Poland, especially the east and dry here too. Chillier in Hungary and dry, also remaining dry through Austria and Switzerland.
A windy day for western Norway with some rain here. Cool and mostly dry across Denmark. Remaining cool and mostly dry in Sweden. A cold day and dry in the Baltic States and Finland.

New Years Eve
Rain affects northwest Spain again to end the year. There could be some rain in the far southwest of Spain too, with the front bringing some cloud to eastern coasts. Fine through Italy with sunny spells here. Showers affecting eastern and southern Greece, these turning wintry in the north. Wintry showers for Turkey as well, again most in the north.
Sunny spells and mostly dry for central France, but some showery rain in the west later. Rain passing through the Low Countries and becoming brighter during the day, the rain then into western Germany. Eastern Germany will be cooler and dry, with Polen turning colder but staying dry. Chilly weather for Hungary and Austria, some rain in western Switzerland.
A breezy day in Denmark and Norway with rain moving in from the west. Fine for Sweden although feeling cooler. The Baltic States and Finland will be cooler as well, and should be mostly dry.