Issued: 0530hrs Friday 20th March 2015
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson
Chilly and damp for Scandinavia
Friday
Heavy and locally thundery rain for central-southern Spain on Friday. Elsewhere across Iberia there will be showers, spreading west, although much of Portugal may stay largely dry and quite warm. Breezy for northern Spain. Bursts of heavy rain affect central and western France, although eastern and southern France will stay dry and bright. A good deal of dry weather for Italy and the central Mediterranean. Scattered showers for the Greek islands. More widespread showers or longer periods of rain for Turkey.
Germany, Poland and the Alpine states are broadly dry with broken cloud. Mainly dry for eastern Europe, although on the cool side. Patchy sleet and snow for eastern Romania.
Dry, with early mist and low cloud for Belgium and the Netherlands, slowly breaking into a little sunshine. Cloudy with a drizzly rain for Denmark. Cool conditions for southern Norway and Sweden, with outbreaks of rain, or snow over the mountains. Mostly dry for Finland and the Baltic States, although some snow flurries.
Saturday
Low pressure over south-western Europe brings continued unsettled conditions for southern and eastern Spain, with slow moving areas of thundery rain. Showers for Portugal, although north-west Iberia will stay dry, but breezy. Heavy showers too for southern France, but central and northern France will be dry.
Rain and mountain snow for the Swiss and Italian Alps, but mainly dry further east across Austria and Hungary. Sunshine and mild for southern Italy with light winds. Greece and the Balkan States are also dry and bright. Bursts of rain or snow for Turkey.
Breezy and cloudy for Belgium and the Netherlands. Patchy rain for northern Germany, drier but mostly cloud toward the south. Rain and drizzle too for Poland. Rain and a risk of snow for southern Sweden. Dry for Norway and Finland. Feeling cool with brisk winds in the Baltic.