Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 14th November 2020
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Rain will sweep across northern and western countries at the weekend. Drier with mist and fog patches further east across Europe.


Saturday
Cloud and rain pushing across Portugal as well as into western and some central areas of Spain. Some showers affecting the Balearics with the odd heavier one here and there. Largely dry and fine across Italy, although the odd isolated shower cannot be ruled out. Some showery rain affecting eastern parts of Greece but drier further west. Largely dry across Turkey but with the odd shower across the more southern parts.
Cloudy still for the northwestern parts of France with some rain affecting this area too. Largely dry elsewhere but with the risk of a couple showers in the south. A breezy day across the Low Countires with cloud in the north and west but brighter conditions elsewhere. Dry and fine for Germany. A dry day again for Switzerland and Austria as well as down the Balkan States and over eastern Europe, however, mist and fog will continue to develop across these areas.
Cloud increasing across Denmark but it should be mainly dry although some patchy rain will affect northwestern areas later. Rain clearing Norway and southern Sweden in the morning with drier conditions behind. The rain will move into northern Sweden through the day. More rain pushing into southwestern parts of Norway later. Dry and fine across much of Finland. Cloudier skies over the Baltic States and some patchy rain about, mainly light.

Sunday
Staying cloudy and wet across much of Portugal although the far south does look to remain dry. Northern parts of Spain too look to have patchy outbreaks of rain about and cloudier skies. Drier elsewhere. Patchy rain should clear the Balearic Islands through the morning. Some patchy rain across Italy at times too. Mainly dry for Greece and Turkey.
A band of rain pushing from west to east across France today, heavy and persistent spells in the north. Brisk winds too along coasts. Rain spreading across the Low Countries and into western Germany by the afternoon. A largely dry day once again across the Alpine countries although Switzerland and west Austria will see cloud thicken. Dry with light winds and mist and fog across eastern European countries.
Rain, heavy in places, across the far south of Norway and Sweden will push into central and northern areas through the day. Some patchy rain affecting parts of Finland, western areas mainly. Dry across Denmark for much of the day although cloudy, and rain is expected to push into western areas later on. Some patchy light rain across the northern parts of the Baltics but drier further south.