Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 11th March 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Windy northern Europe with gales and periods of rain, fair to the south


Thursday
Rain in the far northwest of Spain and northern Portugal today. The rest of Iberia will be dry with good spells of sunshine. The sun will remain over the Balearics as well as through most of Italy, although a few showers are likely in northwest Italy. Some showers in eastern reece but generally fair here. More unsettled in Turkey with rain, sleet and snow in the north and east, windy here as well.
A band of rain moves south through central parts of France, some of the rain heavy. Windy and brighter in northern France and also across the far south too. Windy and unsettled for the Low Countries, frequent and heavy showers here. Windy for Germany with more showers, and heavier periods of rain to come for Poland. Hungary will have some rain later, and it will be turning wetter in Austria and Switzerland too.
Windy and bright with sunny spells and showers for Denmark. Gales, sleet and rain in Sweden. Windy but dry until evening for the Baltic States and Finland. Heavy showers and strong winds afecting Norway..

Friday
A fine day to come across Spain and Portugal, plenty of sunshine and dry throughout. There will be more sunshine in the central parts of the Mediterranean including Corsica and Sardinia. Some rain in northern Italy but dry to the south. Turkey should be fair with more sunshine to come here.
Windy in the north of France with a risk of some heavy showers and outbreaks of rain, More scattered showers in central France and dry to the south.Wind and rain or showers in northern Germany, fair in more central and southern areas. Poland will be bright and breezy but it should be dry here. Hungary will be bright with some showers whilst rain affects Austria and Switzerland.
Windy in Denmark with some rain towards evening. Staying windy in the Baltic States as morning showery rain clears east. Showery periods of rain in Finland too, whilst central and northern Sweden stay dry. Norway will have some rain in the west and south but should be dry to the north.