Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 6th January 2026
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain and snow for Balkans, heavy showers central Mediterranean

Tuesday
Patchy rain in southeast and northern Spain, the rest of Iberia fine with sunny spells. Further showery spells for the Balearics, Sardinia, and Corsica. Often raining in central Italy, drier with sun spells north. Widely snowy in the northern Balkan States, heavy rain in the southern Balkans. Frequent heavy rain in west Greece, patchy showers further east and into western Türkiye.
Some snow in southern and northern parts of France, elsewhere fine with sunny spells. Further snow showers into the Netherlands and northern Germany, drier further south with a mix of cloud and bright spells. Dry in Switzerland and Austria with mixed cloud and sun. Very cold and dry in Czechia and Poland. Another wave of snow into Hungary, Slovakia, and western parts of Romania and Ukraine.
Further snow in Denmark and southern Sweden, rare showers drifting into southeast Norway. Some snow into the eastern Baltic States as well but many areas dry here. Scattered snow showers in the far north of Scandinavia, but most areas dry, cold, and mostly cloudy.

Wednesday
Heavy showers in southern Spain on Wednesday. Fair for much of central Spain but some rain in the far north. The Balearics should have fair conditions. Rain and some hills snow in central and southern Italy. Heavy periods of rain in Greece and in western Turkey.
Western France will have some rain whilst central areas are drier. Rain may affect the east as well. Showers in the Low Countries as rain affects northwest Germany. Most of the rest of Germany and Poland are dry. Austria and Hungary are likely to have dry conditions as will Switzerland.
Wind and rain in Denmark, possibly turning to sleet and snow. Brighter for the Baltic States. Dry in Finland but cold. A few snow showers in central and southern Sweden. Norway will be cold, a few snow showers inland.