Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 16th March 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cold Scandinavia and much of eastern Europe, best sunshine in the west

Tuesday
Another largely dry and fine day for Spain and Portugal although do expect one or two scattered showers over the Pyrenees region. Dry and sunny through the Balearics although breezy in the far east here. Showers or longer spells of rain across Italy and the surrounding islands with brisk winds along western coasts of the islands. Staying unsettled across Greece and Turkey with cloudy skies and outbreaks of rain.
Variable cloud amounts across France with some light and patchy rain but mainly dry. Largely dry across the Low Countries but chilly. Chilly yet dry across northern Germany. Showery rain affecting southern areas here as well as across Switzerland, Austria and the Czech Republic. Poland too will see patchy outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow, mainly in the west. Chilly with some wintry showers about through the Balkans.
Mostly dry yet cold across Scandinavia although a mix of rain, sleet and snow will push into coastal and northern regions of Norway. Some snow showers across parts of Finland and the Baltic States but sunny spells too. A dry but chilly day for Denmark.

Wednesday
Fine across most of Spain and Portugal on Wednesday. There will be some showers affecting Majorca and Ibiza, and the showers troubling Corsica and Sardinia too. Heavy showers across central and southern parts of Italy as well as Greece. Much of Italy and Greece feeling cold. Fair in the far west of Turkey but heavy showers, rain and sleet in the east.
A fair day in France with plenty of sunshine, especially in the west. Cold but bright in the Netherlands. Germany will have rain and sleet across much of the country and this will be also over western Poland. Eastern Poland should be fair. Hungry will be dry with sunny spells but sleet affects northern Austria. Switzerland will be mostly fair.
Cold for Denmark with some sunny spells. Fair and cold for most of Sweden as well as the Baltic states. Finland stays cold and dry. Some snow showers in western Norway but many parts will be dry with sunny spells.