Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 15th January 2026
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Showers for Mediterranean

Thursday
Thickening cloud with a band of heavy rain spreading east over Portugal, and then gradually over Spain through the latter part of the day. A mostly dry bright day for France, but a band of heavy rain reaches far west, spreading east. Heavy rain for southern parts of the British Isles, moving north. Breezy and cloudy but mostly dry for the Low Countries, Denmark, and western Germany, while further east over Germany and Poland it will be colder but brighter. Periods of snow moving north over Norway, Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States. Belarus and Ukraine will some light snow at first, turning drier later.
Some light rain at first over Switzerland and Czechia, turning dry and bright very soon. Further east over Austria, Slovakia and Hungary expect a mostly dry day. Some light snow for northern Romania at first, elsewhere dry. The Balkans will see a dry and bright day.
A dry and bright day for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. Italy may see a few showers in north, otherwise dry. A sunny day for Greece and Cyprus, while some rain and snow is expected for eastern parts of Turkiye.

Friday
Showers and longer spells of rain for Portugal, spreading east over Spain through the day. A band of rain moves east with showers following in west. Rain clears from Scotland, with showers spreading east over the British Isles. A dry and breezy day for the Low Countries, Germany, and Poland. Some rain for western Denmark, moving over Norway and Sweden, and later in the day over Finland, turning to snow even at low levels. Cold but dry for the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
A rather dry day for Switzerland, Austria, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Some light rain or sleet and hill snow for Romania and Bulgaria. Western Balkans will see drier conditions with sunny spells.
A few showers for the Balearics, more frequent for Sardinia and Corsica. Plenty of showers over southern Italy, and eastern parts of Greece. Outbreaks of snow for eastern Turkiye. A few showers for Cyprus.