Issued: 0530hrs Friday 9th February 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Mostly cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Windy in west. Drier in southeast.

Friday
Heavy rain for Portugal and Spain along with strong winds. Outbreaks of rain for France, this possibly heavy in south later. Snow over Scotland, with rain over the rest of the British Isles, and windy in exposure. Outbreaks of rain for the Low Countries. Some early snow over north Germany, but more rain comes later. Rain, and snow in north, for Poland, but turning drier later from the south. Cold over Scandinavia, with snow over Denmark, this possibly heavy for a time, becoming light and patchy as it moves over southern Sweden. Mostly dry but cold for Finland and the Baltic States, while some snow is expected over Belarus and northern Ukraine.
Cloudy with some rain in west for Switzerland. A rather cloudy day for Austria as well, but it will remain dry. Some light rain in west Czechia otherwise a dry but rather cloudy day. Light and patchy rain for Slovakia and Hungary, possibly for northern parts of Romania too. Rather cloudy for the Balkans with some rain and strong winds in west.
Unsettled for the Balearics with some heavy rain and strong winds. Rather cloudy for Sardinia and Corsica with some rain later. North and Central Italy will see a cloudy day with some light rain, drier and brighter further south. Dry and sunny for Greece, with only some light rain in far southeast. Bright for Turkey with some light rain in south. Cloudy with showers over Cyprus.

Saturday
The day over Portugal and Spain starts with frequent showers, some heavy, but turning drier bright later. Outbreaks of rain over France and the British Isles, locally heavy, and windy in western exposure. A mostly dry start over the Low Countries, but soon rain arrives. Some patchy light rain over Germany, best of dry weather over the eat. Some early rain over Poland but soon it will become dry. Mostly cloudy over Denmark, southern Norway and southern Sweden with outbreaks of rain and hill snow. Cold but mostly dry over Finland and the Baltic States. A period of snow over Belarus and northern Ukraine.
Cloudy for Switzerland with outbreaks of rain and hill snow, this heavy in west. Mostly dry but rather cloudy in Austria, same for Czechia. Light rain possible over Slovakia as well as Hungary and Romania. Mostly cloudy over the Balkans, with heavy rain developing over western Balkans along with strong winds.
A low pressure system will bring unsettled conditions over the Balearics as well as Sardinia and Corsica with strong winds and heavy rain in places. Cloudy over Italy with heavy rain and possibly thunderstorms over coastal areas. Hazy sunshine in the morning for Greece, but cloud will thicken up through the day with some light rain in west later in the evening. Cloudy over Turkey but mostly dry. Dry and bright over Cyprus with sunny spells.