Issued: 0530hrs Friday 26th January 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Mostly dry bright over the continent. Some snow in northeast. Windy northwest.

Friday
A cloudier day than of Thursday over Iberian Peninsula, but still dry with any brightness over southeastern parts of Spain. Some early rain in north over France clearing later to drier conditions. Breezy over the British Isles, with some early rain in the east, then dry and bright for most, but for northwest Scotland. Some heavy rain over the Low Countries and Germany, with drier conditions following from the west. Windy with heavy rain over Denmark, turning into heavy snow over Norway and Sweden, then moving across southern Finland. A dry but rather cloudy start over Poland, but heavy rain spreading east later, turning to snow in east. A mostly dry day over the Baltic States, with some snow reaching west later in the evening. Dry but rather cloudy over Belarus and Ukraine, but some snow in west later.
A mostly dry and bright day over Switzerland with some rain and hill snow following later. Some early light rain over Austria, becoming heavier later. Heavy rain spreading east over Czechia turning into snow over east Slovakia later. Hungary will see a cloudy day with some heavy rain. Rain and hill snow moves down across the Balkans with some snow over Romania and Bulgaria.
Dry and sunny over the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. A mostly dry and bright day over Italy with best of the sunshine over the southern parts and Sicily. A bright day with good sunshine over Greece. Cloudier over Turkey with some rain and snow over northern coasts and in far east. Some heavy rain in the morning over Cyprus, but becoming drier and bright later.

Saturday
Another cloudy but dry day over Spain and Portugal, with any brightness towards southeast Spain. Dry with some brightness over France, while it will be breezy over the British Isles with some rain in west. A dry day for the Low Countries as well as Germany with good spells of sunshine, mostly away from the coast. Some rain and snow for eastern parts of Poland along with strong winds but drier elsewhere. Mostly dry over Scandinavia, with a westerly breeze and any snow confined over high ground in Norway. Some light snow over the Baltic States in the morning, but drier later. Belarus and Ukraine will see some patchy snow.
A dry and bright day over Switzerland and Austria with long sunny spells. A dry start over Czechia andSlovakia but outbreaks of rain and snow will arrive later. Bright over Hungary but some thicker cloudy with snow possibly in far east. Outbreaks of snow over Romania, but further south over the Balkans it will be a mostly dry and bright day.
Dry and sunny over the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. A mostly dry and bright day over Italy with with sunny spells, possibly some early fog in north. Occasionally cloudy over Greece but brighter weather arrives later. Cloudier over Turkey with some rain and snow over northern coasts. Mostly dry and bright over Cyprus.