Europe forecast - February 16, 2018
Rain central & west
Drier east

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 16th February 2018
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling





Friday
Rain affecting northern Spain and northern Portugal today. Southern and eastern areas of Spain and Portugal should be fair with good spells of sunshine. It stays fine in the Balearics as well with more sunshine here. Much of Italy will be sunny and dry although rather chilly. A wet day in Greece with heavy rain in the south and east. rain too in western Turkey but drier to the east.
Cloud and rain in central and southern France. Dry to the north with some reasonable spells of sunshine to come here. There will be cloud and showery rain in the Low Countries although some more persistent rain in northern Germany. Poland will be dry with lots of sunshine and cool too. It stays cool in Hungary whilst some rain and snow affects Switzerland and Austria.
Rain and wind for the west of Norway, but fair to the north. Denmark will be wet with snow turning to rain. A cold day in the Baltic States but dry, and staying dry in Finland and Sweden too, although chilly.


Saturday
Cloud and rain in northwest Spain today. There will be dry weather and sunny spells over the rest of Spain and Portugal. Fair for the Balearics and Italy with more sunshine and dry weather. Cloud and rain in southern Greece whilst rain affects the west of Turkey.
Further cloud and some outbreaks of rain and drizzle. central parts of France, but a little brighter north and south. Bright skies and mostly dry weather too in the Low Countries and Germany. Rain and sleet in eastern Poland, with some cloud and sleety rain across Hungary, Austria and Switzerland.
Cloud and rain for Denmark and southern Norway. The Baltic States will have cloud and some rain, whilst Finland and Norway will have bright spells and should be dry. Rain in southwest Norway but drier to the north.