Issued: 0530hrs Friday 21st August 2020
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Unsettled in the north with brisk winds and spells of rain in places. Drier across the Mediterranean with plenty of sunshine.


Friday
Cloudier skies across the northern parts of Spain with outbreaks of rain in places but largely dry over the rest of the country as well as Portugal. Continuing with dry and fine conditions through the rest of the Mediterranean. With dry and sunny conditions through Greece and Turkey.
France will see a band of rain become heavy across central and southwestern parts of the country. Rain will clear the Low Countries through the day while moving in to north and west Germany. The far northwest of Poland will see some rain but it should be mostly dry elsewhere. A few scattered showers developing again across the Alpine countries but largely dry conditions here. Dry across the Czech Republic and Croatia.
High pressure tries to build over the northern half of Sweden and Norway on Friday although southern regions will see outbreaks of rain and cloudier skies. Finland will see some showers about but also some sunny spells. Unsettled across Denmark with outbreaks of rain and cloudy skies here as well as strengthening winds. Sunny spells and mostly dry across the Baltic States.

Saturday
A generally dry and fine day for Spain and Portugal although with some showers developing in the east of Spain later on. Dry, fine and sunny again throughout the rest of the Mediterranean. Greece and Turkey will again get dry with plenty of sunshine.
France will be breezy across northern coasts with spells of rain here. Largely dry elswhere once a band of rain clears central and eastern areas of the country. Rather unsettled across the Low Countries and breezy with spells of rain. Germany will also see a band of rain pass through central and southern areas. The north will be largely dry but northern coasts wet and breezy. Rain will move into the Alpine countires as well as Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Unsettled for much of Scandinavia as low pressure moves in here. There will be outbreaks of rain, some heavy and persistent. Windy in the far south of Norway and along the Swedish coasts. Rain will also affect much of Finland too. Staying unsettled across Demnark with outbreaks of rain and strong winds. Winds will pick up across the Baltic States too as a band of rain moves through here.