Issued: 0530hrs Friday 13th February 2015
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Rain in western Europe, drier to the east
Friday
Cloud and rain in northern Spain and northern parts of Portugal. Southern Portugal and the rest of Spain should be dry with sunny spells. A few showers to come in the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia, mostly dry for Italy. Greece should be largely dry, but some heavy showers in Turkey.
Wind and rain for the north and west of France. Some showers in southern France. Breezy and mostly dry in the Low Countries and Germany. Dry with sunny spells in Poland and Hungary as well as Austria and Switzerland.
Dry with sunny spells in Denmark. Sunny spells too across the Baltic States and Finland. Bright for Norway with sunny spells and dry here. Some rain in western parts fo Norway.
Saturday
Cloud with outbreaks of rain in northern Spain. Some showers in southern and eastern areas, but drier elsewhere. Heavy showers in the central Mediterranean and the far north of Italy, but the rest of the country should be dry. Greece is likely to be dry with sunny spells, but showers in the east. Heavy showers in eastern Turkey and also through Cyprus.
Cloud and rain in France, most in central and southern areas. Drier in the Low Countries, and dry weather with mild conditions across Germany too. Sunny spells and dry weather in Poland, this extending into Hungary and Austria. Rain and showers for Switzerland.
Cloud and some drizzle across the UK. Denmark should be dry with sunny spells, and similar weather extending into the Baltic States too. Fair weather in Norway and most of Sweden. Snow across most of Finland.