Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 9th April 2020
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Showery Spain, fair in much of central Europe, but some heavy showers in Spain and Portugal


Thursday
Heavy showers or longer spells of rain in central and northern Spain today. drier and brighter to the south. Italy should be dry with good spells of sunshine, and staying dry in Greece as well. Turkey will have some showers in the east and south, but should be dry to the west.
Fair in France with good spells of sunshine. The Low Countries will also have some sunshine as well much of Germany. A front brings some showers into centra Poland, but north and south of the rain band should be dry and bright. Hungary will be dry with sunny spells, whilst a few showers affect Austria and Switzerland.
Fair with sunshine in Denmark. It will be remaining fair in Sweden. More sunshine across Finland although feeling chilly, this cool air extends into the Baltic States. A few snow showers in northern Norway.

Friday
Showers in northern and western parts of Spain, but fair in Portugal. Fair too in eastern Spain. Italy should be staying fair with good spells of sunshine here. Greece should fine too with more sunshine. Mainly fine in Turkey, although some showers could affect the east.
France should be dry with sunny spells. Staying bright in the Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland, more sunshine to come here. Hungary, Austria and Switzerland are likely to be staying dry too and should be sunny.
Denmark is likely to be fine with sunny spells. Staying fair across the Baltic States and Finland with sunny spells, but cool. Sweden should be dry and cool with plenty of sunshine. A `few showers affecting western coasts of Norway. `