Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 2nd April 2022
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Still showery through central Europe and many parts of the Mediterranean

Saturday
Largely dry and fine with sunshine across Spain and Portugal though showery rain still expected to affect northern areas of Spain with brisk winds towards the northeast. Largely dry with decent sunshine across the Balearics. Heavy rain affecting Corsica and Sardinia pushing then into western parts of Italy. Thundery, heavy rain also affecting mainland Greece though the islands and Turkey looking to remain dry.
An improving day from the west across France, though eastern regions still breezy with outbreaks of rain about. Snow fall across the Alpine countries contining. Largely dry with sunshine through the Low Countries and much of Germany. Breezy but mainly dry across Poland. Showery outbreaks of heavy rain and blustery winds continue to affect many eastern European countries.
Staying dry and largely fine through southern areas of Norway and Sweden as well as Denmark. Dry for the Baltics too but a sharp northerly wind blows through here. Cold and windy with some snow across north Norway into west Sweden, drier further east. Outbreaks of rain, sleet and snow across Finland too.

Sunday
Scattered showers about through northern and eastern parts of Spain. Drier across Portugal. Showers, one or two heavy, through the Balearic islands but mostly dry across Italy, though in the far north showers will continue. Day improving through Greece with largely dry conditions across Turkey.
Heavy showers still affecting far eastern regions of France but largely dry and fine elsewhere. Morning patchy rain across the Low Countries and north Germany, drier later. Sunshine and scattered showers through parts of Austria and Switzerland. A few isolated showers across Poland but mainly dry.
Cloud and heavy rain moving in to south Norway later. Wintry showers still affecting further north here. Drier across Sweden. A few scattered showers through Finland. Patchy light rain affecting parts of Denmark in the morning then clearing later with perhaps the patchy rain reaching some southern Baltic states in the afternoon but largely dry further north.