Issued: 0530hrs Friday 16th February 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Most of the continent will see generally dry and bright conditions. Some rain/snow in north.

Friday
A dry morning over Portugal, but light rain later. Some rain over north Spain in the morning, otherwise dry with sunny spells. Rather cloudy over France and the British Isles with occasional showers. Cloudy with some rain spreading east over the Low Countries, this spreading over Denmark later. Germany and Poland will see cloudy skied with occasional rain. Some heavy snow for southern Norway and Sweden clearing later. Some heavy rain spreading over Finland and the Baltic States later. Mostly dry but rather cloudy over Belarus and Ukraine.
Cloudy with some light rain spreading east over Switzerland later. Dry but rather cloudy over Austria. Dry for Czechia and Slovakia but mostly cloudy. Bright over Hungary, Romania and the Balkans with sunny spells.
A rather cloudy day for the Balearics with showers later. Cloudy but mostly dry for Sardinia and Corsica. Bright with sunny spells for Italy, best of sunshine in south and east. Mostly dry and bright for Greece. Cloudier over Turkey with outbreaks of rain in north. Bright with showers over Cyprus.

Saturday
A mostly dry day over Portugal with sunny spells. Dry and sunny for most parts of Spain. Cloudier over France with some rain in far north through the day, brighter in south. A band of rain will spread east over the British Isles, clearing later. A dry and bright start over the Low Countries and Scandinavia but thickening cloud later. Some rain over south Germany soon clearing, otherwise a mostly dry and bright day. Rain pushing south over Poland, with a few showers following. Early rain for Finland and the Baltic States cleaning later with bright spells. Rain spreads south over Belarus and Ukraine, but brighter with sunny spells over southern Ukraine.
Some light rain over Switzerland, mostly in west. A dry start for Austria but rain arriving later. Rather cloudy over Czechia and Slovakia with outbreaks of rain. A dry morning with bright spells over Hungary and Romania but cloud and rain spreading over later. Balkans remaining fairly dry with sunny spells.
A cloudy start with occasional heavy showers over the Balearics. Brighter and drier over Sardinia and Corsica with sunny spells. Dry over Italy with long sunny spells. Same for Greece, but cloudier in south. A rather cloudy day over Turkey with some patchy rain in north. Cloudy over Cyprus with some heavy showers.