Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 16th March 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Generally mild away from far north, with some rain but also sunny spells.

Saturday
A mostly cloudy day for Portugal with some light drizzle possible over coastal areas. A bright start for Spain, but cloud will move in from the west, with some light rain in north. A rather cloudy day for France with some light rain in east in the morning, and then for the Northwest later in the afternoon. A band of rain and strong winds will move east over the British Isles. Mostly dry with some brightness for the Low Countries with some early rain. Cloudy over Germany with outbreaks of rain, clearing from the north through the day. Same for Poland but with strong winds. Windy over Denmark but dry, windy for Norway and Sweden with some heavy snow. Cloudy for Finland with outbreaks of rain or snow, some light rain for the Baltic States. Mostly dry but rather cloudy for Belarus and Ukraine.
Cloudy with some early rain for Switzerland and Austria, but drier later. Outbreaks of rain for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary but turning drier in the evening. Mostly dry and bright for Romania. Rather cloudy for the Balkans with outbreaks of rain.
Dry with good sunny periods for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. Bright over north Italy, but cloudier in south with outbreaks of rain. Some showers in places over Greece, maybe with a rumble of thunder. Mostly dry for Turkey with only a few showers in east. Dry and sunny for Cyprus, but cloudier later.

Sunday
Cloudy for Portugal with some light drizzle over coastal areas. Cloudy for Spain too, with some rain in north. Rather cloudy for France with light and patchy rain in west. A mix of bright/sunny spells and showers over the British Isles. Some heavy rain for the Low Countries. Cloudy over Germany with some rain in north. Cloudy for Poland with some light snow in north. A mostly dry and bright day for Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Some light snow for Finland, and the Baltic States, expect some strong winds too. Light rain or snow for Belarus, and light rain over Ukraine.
Cloudy for Switzerland and Austria with possible light drizzle in places. Bright with sunny spells for Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Some rain for Romania. Mostly bright for the Balkans with sunny spells.
Rather cloudy for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica, but remaining dry. Good brightness with sunny spells for Italy but cloudier later with some light rain in South. A rather cloudy day for Greece with heavy and thundery showers in the afternoon. A few showers for Turkey mostly in south and east. Rather cloudy over Cyprus but mostly dry.