Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 24th January 2015
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Chilly for much of Europe, wet in Italy and Greece
Saturday
Sunny spells and cold in Spain and Portugal with some showers in the far north. Staying cold in the Balearics with a few showers, and these being heavier over southern parts of Italy. Cloud and rain for Greece, these heavy in the east. More showers in central and western Turkey, some heavy.
Cloud and some wintry showers in central and southern France. Brighter and colder to the north. Further scattered wintry showers over the Low Countries and parts of central Germany. Poland will be cold with sunny spells, and probably staying chilly in Austria and Switzerland.
Cloud and some sleet and snow in Denmark. Chilly with a wintry showers for the Baltic States and further snow showers in Finland. Norway will be chilly too with some snow showers and heavier snow showers affecting western Sweden.
Sunday
A cold day again over Portugal and Spain. Some showers for the Balearics, although more unsettled with heavy showers and rain in central and southern Italy where it will be cold too. More heavy showers across Greece and much of Turkey.
Cold and dry weather in France, some sunny spells developing in central and northern areas as fog clears. Chilly again in the Low Countries and Germany with some sunny spells here. Cloud and some sleet or snow on Poland. Cloudy with some snow in Hungary, but dry for Austria and Switzerland where it will be windy too.
Fair for Denmark with sunny spells. Some cloud and drizzle in western Norway and rather murky here too. Fair with sunny spells for Sweden. Cloudy with snow at times across the Baltic States and Finland.