Issued: 0530hrs Monday 23rd January 2023
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

We Mediteranean but fair in parts of central northern Europe

Monday
Variable cloud but also sunshine about for many through Spain and Portugal though some patchy rain pushng on to nrothern areas later. Still mainly cloudy across the Balearic with some showery rain at times. Rain, sleet and some snow across Italy and the islands though many southern regions are drier today. Showers till affecting Greece though mostly dry with sunshine through Turkey.
Staying breezy across France with more cloud about across southern areas along with a few scattered showers. Possible snow showers to the Alps though mostly dry here. Dry with sunshine, away from mist and fog, across the Low Countries, Germany, Poland and Czechia.
Windy with persistent snow fall on to north and west Norway. Dry through the rest of Scandinavia, though brisker winds today across Sweden and Finland. A slacker pressure flow across Denmark and the Baltics where there is the higher risk of some dense fog about.

Tuesday
Cool in eastern and northern Spain on Tuesday with some showers or patchy rain. Drier and brighter in the west with Portugal dry and sunny as wel. Wet in the Balearics with a risk of some heavy rain. Further cloud and some rain in southern Italy, dry in the north. Some showers for western Greece but dry in the east. Turkey will be dry with sunny spells and should be dry too.
France will have some wind and showers in the south., Northern areas will be breezy and dry with sunny spells. Dry and breezy in the Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland. Some snow in Hungary and Austria with a few flurries of snow for Switzerland.
Dry and bright in Denmark. Fair for southern Sweden and the Baltic States. The north of Sweden is dry with good spells of sunshine. Some sleet and snow for southwest Norway, snow showers in the north.