Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 18th January 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Snow showers in the north, becoming drier and settled in Central Europe.

Thursday
A cloudy day over Portugal with occasional rain, becoming more heavy and persistent in the south later. Mostly dry over Spain with some rain in west, becoming heavier later, best of brightness in northeast. A band of rain sinks south through France with rain and snow for central and southern parts. Breezy over the British Isles with snow showers mostly in north and west. Some coastal wintry showers over the Low Countries, otherwise a dry and bright day. Snow over central and southern Germany, bright and mostly dry in north, these conditions spreading south later. Some wintry showers over coastal areas. Similar condition over Poland. Cold across Scandinavia with snow showers mostly over Norway and Denmark. Mostly dry over Sweden, some heavy snow over the Baltic States, Belarus and northern Ukraine clearing through the day.
Mostly cloudy with some snow over Switzerland moving over Austria in the evening. Outbreaks of snow over Czechia and Slovakia clearing in the afternoon and moving over Hungary and Romania. A cold night to follow for all.
Breezy over the Mediterranean with rather cloudy skies over the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica with a low risk for a shower or two. Outbreaks of light rain over central and northern parts of Italy while Sicily will enjoy the best of the sunshine. Cloudy over Greece with rain mostly in western parts. Mostly dry over Turkey but rather cloudy. Some light rain possibly over Cyprus.

Friday
A low pressure system will develop over the Iberia Peninsula with heavy rain and possibly snow over high ground in Spain. Windy too. Drier and brighter over France as high pressure builds in with plenty of sunny spells away from the south. Breezy over the British Isles with outbreaks of rain mostly in northwest, becoming gradually milder. A mostly dry and bright day over the Low Countries. Same for Germany and Poland, but there expect some more cloudy in the north with outbreaks of rain, and possibly snow over north Poland. A low pressure system over Denmark will give some heavy snow for the country as well as southern Norway and southern Sweden. A dry bright start for the Baltic States, but some snow arriving in north later.
Some early snow over Switzerland and Austria but this will give place a dry and bright day. Dry with some sunny spells over Czechia and Slovakia. Further south Hungary and Romania may see some snow up to midday back it will become drier later. Some snow will run down the western Balkans.
The Balearics will see a dry start but soon rain will arrive from the west along with strong winds, rain possibly heavy. Same for Sardinia and Corsica but any rain will be lighter. A cloudy day over Italy but mostly dry. Brighter over Greece with sunny spells in the north. Some light rain in places over Turkey with best of the sunshine in west. A mix of sunny spells and light rain over Cyprus.