Issued: 0530hrs Friday 13th September 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure system in west.

Friday
A sunny day for Portugal and feeling warm. A few afternoon showers for the high ground of Spain, otherwise sunny. Some showers for eastern parts of France, elsewhere dry and sunny. Some rain and strong winds for Scotland and Ireland but elsewhere over the British Isles mostly dry and bright. Showers for the Low Countries in the afternoon. Showers for Germany, but a longer spell of heavy rain for eastern parts. Some heavy rain for Poland. A few showers for Denmark and Sweden, more frequent for west Norway. Heavy rain for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine, but drier over Moldavia.
Some heavy rain and snow over the mountains for Switzerland and Austria. Heavy rain for Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. Heavy shower for Romania and the Balkans.
Bright with some showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. Cloudier over Italy with some heavy showers. Showery for western parts of Greece, elsewhere dry and sunny. Sunny for Turkiye and Cyprus.

Saturday
A dry and sunny day for Portugal and Spain. Mostly dry and sunny for France, perhaps cloudier in north later. Rather cloudy for the British Isles with outbreaks of rain. Dry but rather cloudy over the Low Countries. Some heavy rain over southeast Germany at first, otherwise dry. Heavy rain for Poland. Dry and bright for Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Cloudier over Finland , the Baltic States, Belarus, Ukraine and Moldavia with outbreaks of heavy rain.
Rain and mountain snow at first for Switzerland but drier later. Same for Austria but rain/snow will persist for most of the day. Heavy rain for Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia. Heavy rain for north Romania, showers for the Balkans.
Bright with isolated showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. Scattered showers for Italy, and for western Greece. Dry and sunny for Turkiye and Cyprus.