Issued: 0530hrs Monday 20th March 2023
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Tending to be cloudy with outbreaks of rain in northern Europe

Monday
Dry and fine across Spain and Portugal as well as the Balearics with plenty of sunshine. Heavy showers as well as longer spells of rain across central regions of Italy, some thundery. Dry in the far north and across southern areas, though Sicily will see some scattered showers. Dry and fine through Greece and Turkey.
France is mosty dry with sunny spells. Cloudier across the Low Countries with showery rain affecting particularly the Netherlands. Cloudy and rain in the far north of Germany, drier further south. Showery rain also affecting Poland.
An improving day for for Denmark. Scattered showers for the Baltic States and fair in Finland. Cloud and rain affecting southern Sweden. Wet too in Norway, some of the rain heavy in the south. Bright in northern Norway.

Tuesday
A dry and fair day once again across Iberia. Morning heavy, thundery rain across southern Italy clearing into the afternoon and moving in to Greece by the end of the day. Turkey should remain fine.
Cloudier skies with some patchy light rain moving eastwards across north and west France. Turning windy here too. Dry with sunny spells elsewhere. Cloud and some patchy rain and breezy across the Low Countries also. Heavier rain across the far north of Germany, otherwise dry here. Largely dry with sunny spells across central and eastern Europe.
Rain moving across Denmark today, heavy for a time, before clearing to drier conditions before the day is up. Largely dry with sunny spells across the Baltics. Breezy across Finland with some showery rain earlier on. Heavy rain moving in to southern Norway and Sweden otherwise dry here.