Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 16th March 2023
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Wet and windy north and west.

Thursday
Cloud and outbreaks of rain moving in to the far western fringes of Spain and west Portugal later, otherwise dry and fine. The Baleraics and Italy will be dry and sunny throughout the day. Showery rain clearing north and west Greece but staying unsettled in the south and east as well as across Turkey.
Dry and fine across much of central and northern Europe with plenty of sunshine, though the far northwest of France will see cloudier skies a some scattered showers. Windy in the east as well as across the Low Countries and Germany. A few spots of rain across Poland in the morning will mostly clear in the afternoon.
Denmark will turn progressively wetter and windier. Dry across much of Norway and Sweden though the far south of Norway seeing some rain and strengthened winds here. Mostly dry and fine across Finland and the Baltics.

Friday
Patchy rain pushing eastwards across Spain today while much of Portugal stays cloudy with showery rain about. More cloud pushing in across the Balearics though staying mostly dry. Dry and fine still across Italy and the islands. The day improving across Greece. Drying up across Turkey though still windy.
Cloud and rain progressively moving eastwards across France though far eastern areas remaining dry throughout. Cloudy skies and showery rain will move through the Low Countries, perhaps some heavier bursts across the Netherlands. Dry and fine through Germany. Dry across Poland also though it will be windy here as well as across Czechia into Austria.
Rain and snow pushes north across Norway and Sweden with the soon soon transitioning in to rain as milder air moves in. High winds here too. Breezy though mostly dry across Denmark. Windy across Finland the Baltics but on southerly flow it will be milder and staying dry here.