Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 4th March 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Unsettled for the northwest, but very warm weather in south.

Thursday
A bright and mostly dry day for Portugal with sunny spells, cloudier later. Bright with sunshine for Spain, but for some light rain over far north in the morning. Mostly cloudy for central and north France with rain, drier brighter over southern coasts. Rather cloudy for the British Isles with outbreaks of rain, more heavy later. Cloudy for the Low Countries with heavy rain in the morning, then more light and patchy. Cloudy with rain for Germany, drier later. Mostly dry start for Poland, but rain spreads east later. Cloudy with rain for Denmark, snow over Norway and Sweden, this possibly heavy. Mostly dry with some brightness for Finland and the Baltic States. Some light rain or snow in the morning for Belarus and Ukraine but drier brighter later.
Mostly cloudy for Switzerland and Austria with some light rain, more heavy in the evening. Rather cloudy for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary but more persistent rain in the evening. Mostly dry and bright with sunny spells for the Balkans.
Sunny for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica and feeling warm in the sunshine. Rather cloudy for north Italy, but sunny and warm for the south. Sunny and warm over Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.

Friday
A bright start for Portugal, but cloudier later maybe with some light rain over the coasts. Sunny and warm for Spain, cloudier in west later. Outbreaks of rain in north France, elsewhere a rather cloudy day but mild, sunny spells far south. Breezy over the British Isles with bright spells in south, but rain in north, more rain and strong winds for all later. Rather cloudy and breezy with some rain for the Low Countries. Cloudy with rain for north Germany while drier brighter in south. Cloudy with some rain for Poland. Some heavy rain for Denmark, and Sweden, possibly snow over southern Norway. Outbreaks of sleet or snow for Finland and the Baltic States, but drier later. Some light rain for Belarus and Ukraine.
Bright and feeling warm for Switzerland and Austria. Rather cloudy but mild for Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Most of the Balkans will be sunny and warm. Maybe some light rain for Romania.
Sunny and warm for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. A sunny day for Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.