Issued: 0530hrs Friday 19th March 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

An unsettled Mediterranean. Chilly for many across Europe.

Friday
Heavy rain affecting northern parts of Spain on Friday. Further heavy rain through the Balearic Islands and into eastern Spain too. Central and southern areas of Spain should be dry with sunny spells but feeling chilly, whilst Portugal stays fair with sunshine although may be rather breezy. Unsettled for Corsica and Sardinia with showers or longer spells of rain, a mix of sunshine and showers in Italy. Sunny spells and showers for Greece and some heavy showers affecting western parts of Turkey.
A windy and cold day in France with showery bursts of rain in central, eastern and southern areas. Drier in the far north and windy. Staying cool and breezy across the Netherlands and northern Germany, with some showery bursts of rain in western Poland. Some rain in southern parts of Germany with showers for Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
Fair for Denmark with more sunshine here. A breezy day across the Baltic states but dry. Cool in Finland with some sunny spells and staying dry here. Remaining dry across Sweden, the best of the sunshine in the south. Wet and windy for northern parts of Norway, but dry to the south with sunshine here.

Saturday
Any residual rain should clear up across the far north of Spain on Saturday although expect rain towards southern coasts. Still heavy showers or longer spells of rain through the Balearic islands with a brisk northeasterly wind making it feel chilly. Unsettled still across Italy with a mix of sunny spells and showers, some of the showers heavy towards the far south. Heavy rain pushing across Greece and into northwest Turkey. Drier elsewhere in Turkey.
A better day across France but still with a brisk wind further south and possible showers still affecting some southern regions. Feeling chilly. A dry day for the Netherlands and largely dry across Germany although there will be more cloud and some showery rain affecting the far south here. Rain, with a possible wintry mix over higher ground, through Switzerland and Austria. Feeling chilly with outbreaks of rain affecting the Balkan States. Largely dry across Poland.
A dry and fine day for Denmark although winds will pick up later on. Rain, sleet and possible snow pushing into northern and western areas of Norway as well as northwest Sweden. Largely dry elsewhere across Sweden. Rain will push from west to east across Finland. Brisk winds through the Baltics with some rain affecting more northern regions. Drier elsewhere.