Issued: 0530hrs Friday 19th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure Central Europe

Friday
A wet start for Portugal with some heavy rain, but becoming drier later. A band of rain spreads over Spain through the day, with the best of the conditions over the east coast. Outbreaks of rain for France moving slowly to the southeast. Windy over the British Isles with showers mostly over western exposure. Outbreaks of mostly light rain for the Low Countries and Denmark. A dry bright start for Germany, but some rain arrives in west later. Outbreaks of rain for southern parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland, but turning to snow further north. Breezy and cloudy but mostly dry for the Baltic States and Poland. Lighter winds and cloudy skies for Belarus and Ukraine.
A dry day for Switzerland and Austria perhaps with some bright spells. Cloudier for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Bright with sunny spells for Romania and the Balkans.
Cloudy with some showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. A few showers for Italy, but a longer spell of rain arrives over the southern parts. A dry day with sunshine for Greece, Turkiye and Cyprus.

Saturday
A dry and bright start for Portugal, but plenty of showers arriving later. Cloudy with some light rain for Spain through the morning, with a longer spell of heavy rain arriving in the afternoon. Cloudy for France with some showers, more frequent in northwest. Breezy with outbreaks of rain for the British Isles. Some light rain for the Low Countries and western parts of Germany. Mostly dry but rather cloudy for Denmark, Sweden and Finland, but some sleet or snow for northern and western Norway. Outbreaks of rain for the Baltic States. Dry but cloudy for Belarus and Ukraine.
Another dry day for Central Europe as high pressure dominates the area. Best of brightness of Austria and Czechia. Bright or sunny spells for Romania and the Balkans.
Showers for the Balearics, but a longer spell of rain is expected later. A few showers for Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Outbreaks of rain for Greece, locally heavy in South. Mostly dry for Turkiye, best of the brightness in east. Some showers for Cyprus.