Issued: 0430hrs Saturday 30th November 2024
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Sunshine migrates to the east bringing a crisp, fine days to much of central Europe. Showers to the south and north, heavy in the Aegean Sea.

Saturday
A light southwesterly Atlantic breeze will maintain clouds over Portugal and western Spain, with occasional showers in northern areas. Eastern Spain and the islands to the east will enjoy plentiful sunshine with scattered clouds. High pressure in eastern Europe will stretch sunny conditions through eastern France, Germany, and the Alps all the way to Poland, giving central Europe a fine, settled day. Though mostly cloudy, there will be potential for sunny spells further east in Ukraine, Belarus, and Lithuania. A blanket of clouds will rest further north.
A low pressure system parks over southern Greece all day bringing strong winds and plentiful rain in southeast Italy, Greece, and the Aegean Sea, some quite heavy with thunder. Snow is likely to fall on upland regions from northern Greece through south Romania and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Gusty winds may blow along mountain tops as well and through valleys. Northward, Hungary and Slovakia will experience more settled conditions with sunbreaks.
The British Isles and Scandinavia will see higher winds from the southwest and west, respectively, and mostly cloudy skies. Chance for intermittent sun along North Sea coastlines. Coasts and mountains facing the wind will see scattered showers throughout the day, with more continuous showers in Norway. Southern Sweden and Denmark mostly fine with occasional sunbreaks. A band of wintery showers and snow will push across central Sweden and southern Finland, lingering longer in Finland. Strong winds likely in the northern Baltics, particularly along the coasts.

Sunday
Sunny and settled weather in central Europe gradually migrates east throughout the day. Expect a chilled, mostly sunny day from eastern France through Romania and Ukraine. In the afternoon, prolonged sun will extend into Denmark, southern Sweden, and the Baltics. Pockets of more extensive cloud may form, but otherwise only scattered clouds.
Clouds will be more extensive on the Iberian Peninsula. Moderate showers will form along Portugal's coast and in the Bay of Biscay. The islands between Spain and Italy will experience greater cloud coverage than days past but remain dry. Expect dry and mostly sunny conditions across Italy after some morning showers in the southeast move away.
Low pressure continues to dominate over the Aegean Sea, facilitating heavy rains along the coasts with frequent showers and sun spells on nearby the islands. Rains and winds will decrease north of Greece, though clouds likely to remain over the Balkans. Afternoon sun will push southward through Hungary, northern Croatia and Albania. The high grounds of North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Montenegro will continue to see snow. River valleys in this region may flood after several days of strong rains, though frozen precipitation at high altitudes may temper such effects.
The British Isles will see a push of milder air as a band of light-to-moderate rain arrives on a southwesterly wind. Upon passage, winds gradually shift west, bringing the potential for sunny skies and showers. The Norwegian coast will see prolonged rain along the coast, with cloudy and breezy conditions across inland Scandinavia.