Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 28 November 2016
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Fine across W Mediterranean

Today
Cold and windy across Scandinavia and eastern parts of Europe. Outbreaks of moderate to heavy snow are expected across Finland, Russia, The Baltic States, Belarus and eastern parts of Poland. It's a mixture of rain and snow across the Ukraine with rain across The Adriatic Region, the Czech Republic, Romania and Greece. Snow is expected across the Alps with sleet across Austria. A dry day to come across Italy with sunny spells. Heavy showers are forecast south of Italy into the Mediterranean. Chilly but dry weather is expected across France, Belgium, Holland, Germany and western Poland. Cold but sunny and windy across Sweden and Norway. Outbreaks of rain are expected across Spain and Portugal but drier in the north. Heavy showers will affect the Balearics.

Monday
A very unsettled day across the Mediterranean with plenty of heavy showers. A better day to come across Portugal and Spain but showers will be across eastern Spain. Further falls of heavy snow are forecast across Russia, The Baltic States, Belarus, The Ukraine eastern Poland and Romania. Heavy rain is expected across Greece and into the far west of Turkey. Dry across the Adriatic Region, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic. Cloudier across Italy with some rain. It's a dry, settled day across France, The Low Counties, Germany, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and western parts of Poland. A few wintry showers to come across Finland. A cold north winds persists across eastern Europe.