Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 28th February 2015
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Turning wet across northern-central Europe


Saturday
Patchy rain and showers for northern Iberia as a warm front moves east across Biscay. Cloudy overall for Portugal, but toward the south, and across most of Spain it will stay dry with sunshine, and fairly warm in the Algarve and Andalucia. Scattered thundery showers for the Mediterranean and southern Italy, but mainly dry and bright in northern Italy. Clusters of heavy showers for Greece and Turkey. Rain and drizzle for north-western France, spreading across the Low Countries. Dry for most of Germany, although some drizzle in the east, also affecting Poland and the Czech Republic. A little snow and fairly cloudy for Switzerland and Austria. Eastern Europe stays mostly dry, although cloudy with patchy drizzle or light snow for Romania and Bulgaria. Windy with heavy rain and mountain snow in south-western Norway. Drizzly rain for Denmark. Dry and cool, but not especially cold for Sweden and Finland.

Sunday
Low pressure affects much of north-west Europe on Sunday, and fronts spread eastwards. Heavy rain moves east across France and the Low Countries in the early hours. Rain affects southern France into the afternoon. Rain reaches Germany by dawn, gradually moving east toward Poland and the Czech Republic through the day, but becoming lighter and patchy. Snow for the Swiss Alps, and also western Austria, but may turn to rain at low levels. Dry for most of Spain and Portugal, and feeling warm in the south. Cloud and a little patchy rain in the north of Iberia. Isolated showers for the western Mediterranean and Italy, with some sunshine. Thundery showers for Greece and Turkey. Dry, cloudy and mild for eastern Europe. Rain affects Denmark, southern Sweden and Norway. Quite windy for Scandinavia as a whole, with patchy light snow toward the north.