Issued: 0530hrs Monday 29th March 2021
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Largely dry, fine and feeling warm across much of Europe but cooler and more unsettled conditions for Scandinavia.

Monday
Southern parts of Spain and Portugal could see more in the way of cloud with patchy oubreaks of rain. Breezy too across far southeastern areas. Elsewhere is looking dry and fine. Continuing dry through the Balearic Islands. Mostly dry across Italy although the odd isolated shower cannot be ruled out in the far south. Scattered showers developing across Greece and parts of Turkey.
A dry and fine day for France and the Netherlands, although becoming increasingly windy towards the coasts here. Mostly dry for Germany but more in the way of cloud and wind in the north. Dry and fine for Switzerland and Austria as well as down the Balkans. A cloudier and wet rain with outbreaks of rain affecting Poland into eastern Slovakia.
A brisk southwesterly to westerly wind blows throughout Scandinavia. Expect a mix of rain, sleet and snow to west Norway into northern parts of Sweden. Drier further south here. A wet and cloudy day for Finland with widespread rain. Rain should clear the Baltics through the day with drier and brighter weather following. A wet and cloudy start for Denmark but improving as the day progresses. Winds easing too.

Tuesday
Sunny spells and scattered showers across Portugal as well as western parts of Spain with brisk winds towards southern coasts, but largely dry and fine elsewhere. Dry, fine and warm through the Balearic Islands and much of Italy although far southern regions once again could see the odd isolated shower or two. Showers continuing across Greece and Turkey.
Dry, sunny and warm across much of northern and central Europe, although Poland will see some patchy rain and cloudier skies across eastern areas through the morning before clearing here. Slovakia and Hungary will too see cloudier skies with possible light rain/drizzle across easternmost regions for a time.
Winds should ease across Norway but a mix of rain, sleet and snow will continue across northern and western regions here. A mostly dry day with sunny spells for Sweden. Less windy here. Rain across eastern Finland first thing will soon clear to see a dry day thereafter. A dry day across the Baltic States with a steady south-westerly wind. Dry and fine across Denmark.