Issued: 0530hrs Friday 13th March 2026
Duty forecaster: Fil

High pressure east Europe

Friday
A band of rain arrives in northwest over the Iberia, France and the Low Countries. A showery and cooler day for the British Isles. Some rain for Denmark and northern Germany, while it will be brighter further south. Some heavy snow at first over Norway, while outbreaks of rain for Sweden and Finland along with windy conditions. Breezy but sunny for Poland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
A dry and sunny day for Switzerland, Austria and Czechia. A few showers for Slovakia and Hungary. Sunshine for Romania, with a few heavy showers for the Balkans.
Dry and sunny for the Balearics, while scatted showers are expected over Sardinia, Corsica and northern Italy. Sunny for Greece, Turkiye and Cyprus.

Saturday
A few showers for northern Portugal, elsewhere dry and sunny. Outbreaks of rain spreading southeast over Spain, driest over the far south. A band of heavy rain moves southeast over France, soon clearing to leave sunny spells and a few showers. A showery and colder than of late day for the British Isles. Early rain soon clears from the Low Countries with sunny spells. Outbreaks of rain for Germany, drier then from northwest. A few showers for Denmark. Norway will see coastal showers in west. Sweden will have a mostly dry day, while Finland will see some rain. Breezy, but sunny for the Baltic States, Belarus, Poland and Ukraine.
Cloudy with heavy snow for Switzerland and far western Austria, further east mostly dry but cloudy. Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary will see a dry and bright day with plenty of sunny spells. Sunny for Romania and the Balkans.
Heavy rain arrives over the Balearics, with scattered showers for Sardinia and Corsica. Italy will see only a few showers, and perhaps some rain in far north. Showers for Malta. Sunshine for Greece, and western Turkiye, while further east expect outbreaks of snow. Thunderstorms for Cyprus.