Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 24th December 2015
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fine and mild for much of central and southern Europe, windier to the north


Christmas Eve
Cloud and some rain in the far northwest of Spain today. Generally fair over the rest of Spain and Portugal. Fair for the Balearics with further spells of sunshine. Italy is going to be dry too with further spells of sunshine. Remaining dry in Greece and Turkey and mostly sunny too.
Mostly dry over central and southern France today. Cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern and western France and strong winds here. Windy with rain arriving in the Low Countries. Mostly dry for Germany and breezy too, staying dry in Poland. Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland will be dry with sunny spells and mild too.
Windy with cloud and outbreaks of rain in Denmark. Breezy and mostly fair for the Baltic States and Finland, so an easy take off for Father Christmas tonight. Windy in Sweden, broken cloud here. Windy for Norway with rain in the south, but snow to the north.

Christmas Day
A fine and warm Christmas Day across Spain and Portugal. More dry and sunny weather to come in the Balearics, as well as for Italy. Remaining fine and dry in Greece and Turkey with sunshine here.
Dry and fair in France and staying sunny. Cloud and some drizzle in the Low Countries as well as western and southern Germany, but fair to the north. Fair too in most of Poland, although there could be some showers to the south. Cloud and a few spots of drizzle for Hungary, mostly fair and mild in Austria and Switzerland.
Denmark will be fair and mild with good spells of sunshine. Breezy with a few showers to come in the Baltic States. Windy with wintry showers through Finland, so a cold return home for Father Christmas and the reindeer! Gales in much of Sweden, and gales with wintry showers across Norway too.