Issued: 0530hrs Friday 5th March 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Showery rain through the Med, while being cold with rain, sleet and snow across parts of Scandinavia.

Friday

Heavy rain across southern Portugal and southern parts of Spain on Friday. Eastern Spain should be mostly dry although there will be some showers in the north. The Balearics will be dry with plenty of sunshine, although showers affect Corsica and Sardinia. Rain in northern Italy but fair across southern Italy. Greece and Turkey will be dry with lots of sunshine.
Breezy across France, dry in the north with some sunny spells. Cloudy skies for the south with some showery outbreaks of rain here. The low countries and Germany should be dry and generally bright although some rain affects southern parts of Germany. A few showers for northern Poland whilst Austria, Hungary and Switzerland will all be cloudy with rain at times.
A bright day in Denmark and dry too. Some cloud and snow affecting the Baltic states. Dry and cold across Finland and northern Sweden, but mostly dry in the south of Sweden with some sunny spells. Drive for southern Norway with broken cloud, but some heavy wintry showers will affect western and northern coasts.

Saturday

A slightly better day for Spain and Portugal although southern areas and eastern areas could still see some showery outbreaks of rain at times. A few showers through the Balearic Islands but sunny spells too. Sunny spells and showers for Italy and the surrounding islands, some of the showers could merge into longer spells of rain. Showery outbreaks fo rain for Greece with a spell of heavy rain pushing across north Turkey.
A largely dry and fine day for France, the Low Countries and Germany. Scattered showers but also sunny spells for Switzerland and Austria. One or two showers down the Balkan States but largely dry here. Dry but breezy and chilly for Poland, windy along coasts.
A mix of rain, sleet and snow is expected across Norway with a brisk northerly wind. A cold day here. Cold too for Sweden but largely dry, just with some rain, sleet and snow in the west. A wet day for Finland with sleet and snow for many places. Windy through the Baltic States and feeling cold although it should stay mainly dry. A breezy yet largely dry day across Denmark.