Issued: 0530hrs Friday 24th February 2023
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Turning more unsettled across Europe.

Friday
An area of low pressure circulates over the Bay of Biscay bringing cloud and outbreaks of rain to southern and western France, though gradually clearing from the south here, as well as northern Spain. The rain gradually encroaches across more of Portugal through the day. Showers and longer spells of rain push through the Balearics where it will feel cool. Mostly dry across Italy though the odd shower or two cannot be ruled out. Scattered showers across Greece and Turkey but most will remain dry.
North France should remain dry with sunny spells. Cloudy, wet and cool across the Low Countries and northern Germany. Drier across southern Germany. Showery rain gradually clearing from the west through Poland though southern and eastern areas always under cloud and some rain. Showery rain pushing on to northern regions of Austria and Switzerland otherwise dry with sunny spells.
A windy and wet day across Denmark though rain should ease back here. Some showery rain reaching southern Baltic countries while Estonia should remain mostly dry. Largely dry across Finland and Sweden. Snow showers pushing on to western regions of Norway on a brisk northerly wind.

Saturday
Central and southern parts of Portugal and Spain look to see outbreaks of rain moving through, heavy at times. Northern areas will be drier though rather cloudy. Rain clearing the northern Balearics islands though it will be rather cloudy here. Outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, will psuh across Corsica and Sardinia on into western regions of Italy. Tenidng to be drier further east. Dry with sunshine though breezy across Greece and Turkey.
Windy across south and southeast France with some rain through the Pyrenees region, Dry elsewhere with sunny spells. though a brisk wind. Largely dry and fine though cooler for the Low Countries. Rain clearing eastwards across Germany though it will remain breezy. Wet and windy across much of Poland. A mix of rain and snow showers affecting Austria and Switzerland. Heavy rain, snow to higher ground, across the Balkans.
A windy yet dry and bright day across Denmark, Sweden and much of Norway. A ew snow showers to northern facing coasts and hills across Norway. Cloudy through southern Finland where there will be a cold wind, better further north. Windy with blustery showery rain across the Baltic States.