A look at where's warm, dry and sunny in Europe (and where's not) this weekend and next weekend as the school Easter Holidays begin for many.
Upper trough slides east from the Atlantic across western Europe this weekend, as it tries to edge further east - it disrupts into a cut-off upper low, as it encounters ridge across SE and E Europe. Showers and thunderstorms will affect UK, Low Countries, Germany, northern Spain and NW Italy to start the weekend, the showers and thunderstorms spreading further east across central Europe and Italy on Sunday, while turning drier across UK and most of Iberia as high pressure builds.
A cut-off low forms over Tyrrhenian Sea and Italy by Monday, before this low moves east into the Balkans and SE Europe by the middle of next week and eventually merges with trough extending south from Scandinavia from mid-week – so further showers or thunderstorms across Italy and the Alps and developing further east into SE Europe too on Monday and Tuesday. Mid-week onwards to the weekend sees much of the eastern half of Europe form Scandinavia all the way down into the Alps, Italy and SE Europe becoming unsettled and cool, with northerly winds and showers developing by day, showers for the Alps and Italy should ease by Friday though.
Meanwhile, an upper ridge builds in from the west across western Europe by Monday and will persist through much of next week – bringing mostly fine and settled conditions to UK, France and Iberia. These drier conditions eventually spreading further east across the Low Counties, Germany and the western Alps too.
Spain & Portugal
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The weekend will see a few showers across the far north of Spain, but for much of Iberia it will be a dry and sunny weekend, temperatures reaching 17-20C across northern and central Spain, the Balearics and the north of Portugal, 20-25C across southern Spain and Portugal. High pressure dominating through much of next week will mean it will stay dry and settled across most of Spain and Portugal, temperatures a couple of degrees higher across the north of Iberia, with high teens along north Atlantic coast to low 20s inland across north Spain and across to the NE Mediterranean coast and the Balearics. Low to mid 20s for Portugal, central and southern Spain – perhaps 27C in Seville.
France
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Cool and showery this weekend across much of France, temperatures in the high teens at best, pleasant enough in any sunny spells. Settling down next week though, as high pressure builds, so dry and a little warmer. Temperatures reaching the mid to high teens across the north, low 20s across the south, as high 22C across the Riviera.
Italy
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Mostly dry, sunny and warm on Saturday, downhill from Sunday, as low pressure moves in from the NW, with showers or thunderstorms developing, temperatures reaching 17-22C both days. Further showers or storms Monday to Wednesday, though becoming more scattered and confined to central and southern parts mid to late week, drier in the north. Temperatures 18-22C next week.
Germany, Switzerland , Austria and Czech Republic.
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Heavy showers or thunderstorms on Saturday, showers easing and more isolated on Sunday, temperatures 17-22C. Mostly dry next week, with variable cloud and some bright or sunny spells, though on the cool side with temperature staying in the teens, especially later in the week as a north to northwesterly flow develops. Risk of some showers across the northern Alps and northern Germany.
Greece and the Balkans
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Warm dry and sunny this weekend, with high pressure in control, temperatures reaching the high teens or low twenties generally. Heavy showers or thunderstorms most days next week, as low pressure moves in from the west, though turning drier across the west later on Thursday and on Friday. Temperatures generally in the high teens or low 20s.
