Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 2nd March 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fine for parts of eastern Europe, showers and rain in the west

Wednesday
Cloudier across Spain and Portugal today with outbreaks of rain affecting the northern regions. Mainly dry across the Balearic islands and Corsica though the odd shower developing across south Sardinia later. Mainly dry across Italy with heavy showers clearing southern parts of Greece. Unsettled with heavy rain for Turkey.
Outbreaks of rain affecting western into central areas of France. Dry futher east. Dry with sunny spells across the Low Countries, Germany, Austria and much of eastern Europe. Switzerland will be dry but is likely to see building cloud in the west.
Mainly dry through southern regions of Norway, Sweden and Finland with light to moderate breezes. Expect some rain, sleet and snow for some northern regions though with a blustery wind about. Dry and fine for Denmark and the Baltics with good sunny spells.

Thursday
Rain affecting most of a and Portugal, heavy and thundery in central and northern areas. Drier in the eas with sunny spells. The Balearics will be dry and bright with sunny spells. Showers for Corsica and Sardinia. Most of Italy should be dry with sunny spells. Greece will be dry and sunny. More sunshine in western Turkey, but rain and snow in eastern areas.
Some rain in the far west of France. Fair in central and eastern France with sunshine here. The Low Countries and Germany should be dry with good spells of sunshine. Germany will be chilly and dry with more sunshine. Poland is cool too with more sunshine. Hungary and Austria as well as Switzerland will be dry with sunny spells.
Denmark will be cold with plenty of sunshine. The Baltic States will be dry and bright as well as chilly. Finland will be cool with some bright or sunny spells. Sweden stays dry with more sunshine and cool weather here. Sweden will be bright and dry, although snow affecting the far north where it will be cold.