Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 5th March 2022
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus
An unsettled Mediterranean continues this weekend
Saturday
Showery rain becoming more widespread across Spain and Portugal today. Best of the drier weather further north. A few scattered showers across the Baleric islands as well as across Sardinia and Corsica. Heavy rain expected through southern Italy and Sicily into Greece and west Turkey. Drier across east Turkey.
Cloudier skies with showery rain affecting coastal regions of France mainly, elsewhere should be dry with sunny spells. Dry with sunny spells across the Low Countries, Germany, Switzerland and Austria as well as Poland. Croatia largely dry too although one or two showers in the far south.
Snow pushing in to northern regions of Norway quickly turning into a blizzard as the winds strengthen here. Dry with sunny spells in the south. Largely dry through Sweden but becoming increasingly windy further north. Rain, sleet and snow through north Finland while dry further south. Dry with sunny spells through Denmark and the Baltics.
Sunday
A drier day for Portugal though Spain will still see showery rain about. Showers pushing on across Ibiza too but drier further east. Showers affecting Sardinia and Corsica as well as scattered across central and southern regions of Italy. Cloudy and wet still for Greece with outbreaks of rain, heavy in places. Drier for Turkey.
Largely dry across France though cloudier towards the coasts with some patchy drizzle here. A dry scene across north Europe as high pressure builds over the UK. Light breezes and perhaps some mist and fog patches about. A few showers perhaps for Switzerland, Austria as well as Croatia but mainly dry.
Blizzard like conditions still affecting north Norway as winds stay brisk here, drier and lighter winds further south. Some snow pushing on to northern parts of Sweden where it is also windy, but mainly dry here. Cloudy but mostly dry for Finland. Dry with sunny spells across the Baltic states and Denmark.