Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 12th March 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure over Western Europe. Mixed weather for the rest.

Tuesday
A dry and sunny day for Portugal but cloud will arrive in the evening. Sunny over Spain. A cloudy day for France with some rain in north, brightness in south. Cloudy for the British Isles with rain in north and west. Cloudy with some light rain or drizzle for the Low Countries. Some light rain for western and southern Germany, elsewhere dry. Poland will see cloudy skies with some light rain in the south. Denmark, Norway and Sweden will see a cloudy day but mostly dry. Some snow for the Baltic States, but Finland will stay dry. Outbreaks of rain and snow for Belarus and Ukraine.
Mostly cloudy for Switzerland with outbreaks of rain or sleet, and his snow. Same weather for Austria. Cloudy with some light rain for Czechia. Outbreaks of rain for Hungary and Slovakia as well as Romani. Another mixed day for the Balkans with outbreaks of rain and bright spells.
Sunny for the Balearics. Some early rain for Sardinia and Corsica but then dry and sunny. Outbreaks of rain for Italy and Greece. Cloudy for Turkey with rain in west. Dry and sunny for Cyprus.

Wednesday
A rather cloudy day for Portugal, with some early sunshine, and possibly a few showers in the evening. Sunny over east Spain, but cloudier in west, this spreading to all in the evening. Mostly dry over France with some good brightness especially away from the coast. Cloudy and breezy for the British Isles with some rain for Ireland, Scotland and northern England. A mix of showers and bright spells for the Low Countries. Some early rain for Germany, then dry and sunny. Mostly dry and bright for Poland. A band of rain spreading over Denmark, Norway and then over Sweden, with heavy snow over high ground in Norway. Some snow for Finland, dry and cloudy for the Baltic States and Belarus, but some light rain and snow for Ukraine.
Some rain and hill snow for Switzerland but then dry and bright. Same for Austria with some snow even down to lower levels for a time, but then dry and bright. Fairly cloudy for Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Light rain for Romania, and most of the Balkans.
Sunny for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. A bright day for Italy with long sunny periods and a few showers over Sicily. Rather cloudy over Greece with some light rain in places. Western Turkey will see some light rain, but drier elsewhere. Rather cloudy for Cyprus, but remaining mostly dry.