Europe forecast - April 30, 2024
Unsettled south and Western Europe.
Drier brighter in northeast.

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 29th April 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos


Cloud and rain for west, heavy showers for the Mediterranean.


Tuesday
A breezy day for Portugal with outbreaks of rain, mostly in north, with brighter spells further south. The day starts mostly dry for Spain, but cloud and rain will soon spread east. A bright day for France but with scattered showers, some of them heavy in the afternoon. Over the British Isles, expect cloud and rain for west, but drier brighter further east. Dry bright for the Low Countries at first, but scattered showers developing in the afternoon. Scattered showers for western parts of Germany but drier brighter further east. A mostly dry and bright day for Poland. Bright and mostly dry for Scandinavia, maybe some light snow far north Norway and Sweden. Similar conditions for Finland, and dry bright for the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
A few afternoon showers, otherwise a mostly dry and bright day for Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. Sunny over Czechia and Hungary.
Bright with a few showers over the Balearics. Heavy showers for Sardinia and Corsica with a risk of thunder. Italy will see a mostly dry and bright day but heavy and thundery showers will spread north later in the evening. A few showers over the Aegean Sea, otherwise Greece will see a mostly dry and bright day, breezy. Some afternoon heavy showers over Turkiye. Dry and sunny for Cyprus.


Wednesday
Another mostly cloudy day with outbreaks of rain for most, away from the south. Mostly cloudy for Spain with some rain and mountain snow in north, drier brighter south. A mostly cloudy day for France with outbreaks of rain spreading north, some heavy. The day starts mostly dry for the British Isles, but heavy and thundery showers spreading north in the evening. A dry start to the day for the Low Countries but outbreaks of rain spreading north later. A mostly dry and bright day for Germany, but some thick cloud and showers possibly in west. Poland will see dry conditions with sunny spells. A bright day with sunny spells for Scandinavia, possibly a few showers over Denmark. Another day with mostly dry and bright conditions for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Cloudier over Switzerland with scattered showers. A mix of sunny spells and a few showers fro Austria and Hungary. Sunny for Czechia and Slovakia.
Showery for the Balearics. Heavy and thundery showers for Sardinia, Corsica and Italy, becoming lighter later. Bright over Greece, with some light rain far northwest. Afternoon heavy and thundery showers for Turkiye. Mostly dry and bright for Cyprus.