Issued: 0530hrs Friday 1st March 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Low pressure systems over the British Isles and the Mediterranean will give unsettled weather.

Friday
Saturday
A mostly dry and bright start over Portugal but thickening cloud and heavy rain arrives later in north. Most of Spain will see a dry and bright day with sunny periods, but further north thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain. Outbreaks of rain for France, this mostly in west and north, and breezy. Some heavy rain for the British Isles and possibly sleet over the UK. A dry bright start for the Low Countries, but cloud, patchy rain and strong winds arrive later. Mostly dry and bright for Scandinavia, away from Norway where rain and snow is expect. Mostly dry weather for Finland and the Baltic States. Belarus and Ukraine will see thicker cloud but rather dry.
Cloudy with some rain and hill snow over Switzerland but drier later. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain for Austria, spreading over Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. Cloudy with light patchy rain for the Romania and the Balkans.
Cloudy with some heavy rain for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. A cloudy day for Italy with some patchy rain, heavier in north. Heavy rain and strong winds for Greece. Mostly dry and bright for Turkey with some rain arriving in far west in the evening. Dry but rather cloudy for Cyprus.

Saturday
Cloudy with outbreaks of heavy rain for Portugal. Outbreaks of rain and hill snow for Spain. Same for France but drier brighter on northwest. Showery for the British Isles. Low Countries will see cloudy skies with outbreaks of patchy rain. Some light rain spreading north over east Denmark, east Norway and southern Sweden. Bright and dry over western parts of Germany, while cloudier with some rain elsewhere. Some light rain for Poland. Baltic States, Finland, Belarus and Ukraine will see a dry but rather cloudy day.
Dry and bright to start with over Switzerland but cloudier later. Dry and bright for Austria, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, while some light rain is possible for Romania. Dry and bright for most Balkans away from Croatia where some light rain is possible.
Starting dry and bright over the Balearics but increasingly cloudy in the evening. Dry bright for Sardinia and Corsica. Some morning rain for Italy but drier later with sunny spells. Some heavy rain over east Greece, but dry and sunny weather extends to all in the afternoon. Dry and bright for Turkey, while Cyprus will see some showers.