Issued: 0530hrs Friday 5th March 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

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

Friday
A bright start for Portugal, but cloudier later maybe with some light rain over the northern coasts. Sunny and warm for Spain, cloudier in west later, some rain in northwest. 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 north Poland, dry in south. 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.

Saturday
A cloudy day for Portugal with outbreaks of rain, this heavy for a time. Hazy and warm for Spain, with thicker cloudy in west/northwest and some rain. A dry and bright day for France with sunny spells, but cloudier in northwest with rain. Windy and rather cloudy for the British Isles with heavy rain in northwest, and showers elsewhere. Cloudy with rain for Low Countries. Some early light rain for Germany, but a dry and bright day will follow. Mostly dry and rather cloudy for Poland. Some rain for Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Rain and strong winds for Finland and the Baltic States, but drier and brighter later.
Bright and feeling warm for Switzerland and Austria. A sunny day for Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia and feeling warm. Rather cloudy with light rain for Romania. Sunny and warm for the Balkans.
Hazy and warm for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. Sunny for Italy, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus.