Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 6th May 2023
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Unsettled with rain and showers through northern and central Europe

Saturday
Cloud and outbreaks of rain progressively move eastwards across Spain and Portugal, though many areas will remain dry. A few showers reach Ibiza by evening otherwise it will be a dry and fine day across the Balearics. A few developing showers across Italy but most staying dry. Showers widespread across Greece and Turkey in the morning, easing in the afternoon.
Mixed again across France with some heavy showers about. Heavy and thundery showers continue to affect Switzerland into Austria. Rather cloudy with showery rain through the Low Countries. Largely dry across Germany. Rain through southern and western areas of Poland, otherwise dry here.
Denmark is breezy though not as windy as Friday. High pressure remains over Scandinavia keeping the weather dry and fine thruoghout, though a few morning mist and fog patches are to be expected.

Sunday
A few scattered showers across eastern areas of Spain as well as the Balearics, otherwise Spain and Portugal will be dry and fine. A few showers across Italy though most staying dry. Largely dry and fine across Greece and Turkey.
Unsettled with showers as well as longer spells of rain across France, clearing many western areas through the day. Outbreaks of rain also affect the Low Countries with heavy showers across Switzerland and most of Austria. Western regions of Germany will be wet with rain. Largely dry and fine through Poland and Czechia.
Scandinavia still has high pressure sitting over it bringing dry weather to most, though there is some rain moving in to the far north of Norway with strengthened winds here.