Issued: 0530hrs Friday 8th March 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

A low pressure system will give unsettled weather for the Iberian and western Mediterranean.

Friday
Another cloudy day for Portugal and Spain with heavy and persistent rain, with the risk of flooding, and some snow on the mountains. A dry and bright start for France but outbreaks of rain will push north through the day. Mostly dry and bright for the British Isles with some good brightness for most areas. Maybe cloudier for Ireland with some light rain or drizzle. The Low Countries as wells Germany and Poland will see good sunshine. Cloudier for Norway and Sweden but still dry, sunny weather for Denmark. Cloudy for Finland and the Baltic States but still dry. Cloudier than on Thursday for Belarus, but still sunny for Ukraine and Moldova.
A dry sunny start for Switzerland but increasingly cloudy later. Same for Austria, maybe with some snow on the mountains later. Mostly dry but rather cloudy for Czechia, while some light rain or drizzle is possible for Slovakia and Hungary. A mostly cloudy day for the Balkans with some light rain (and snow on mountains) for Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro.
Outbreaks of rain for the Balearics, this spreading over Sardinia and Corsica through the day and becoming heavy. A dry and sunny morning for Italy but cloud and heavy rain arrives later mostly in north and central parts. Some heavy rain for Greece, mostly for the Aegean Islands but drier brighter later with sunny spells. Heavy rain for western Turkey, but drier elsewhere. Sunny spells a few showers for Cyprus.

Saturday
Further outbreaks of rain for Portugal, becoming heavy and persistent from the afternoon, with a risk of localized flooding. A cloudy day for Spain with outbreaks of rain, this heavy in places. A dry start for most in France, but rain will soon spread east, this heavy in places. Bright spells with occasional showers for the British Isles, with a longer spell of rain in south later. Breezy with bright spells over the Low Countries. Sunny spells for Germany and Poland. Cloudy and breezy for Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Cloudy but dry over Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
A cloudy start over Switzerland and Austria but long sunny periods will develop through the morning. Same of Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia with good sunny spells through the day. Sunny over Romania.
Cloudy with a band of heavy rain spreading east through the morning and afternoon, turning drier later. Some heavy rain and strong winds for Sardinia and Corsica. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain for Italy. Drier over Greece but rather cloudy. Bright with sunny spells for Turkey, but snow showers over mountains in far east. Bright with sunny spells over Cyprus.