Issued: 0530hrs Friday 26th February 2021
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Plenty of sunshine across much of Europe, some rain in western Norway

Friday
A few showers across Southwest Portugal and southern Spain on Friday. Most of Iberia will be fine with lots of sunshine. Further sunshine through Italy as well as Greece and feeling warm here. Fare across Turkey and warmer than the last few days.
Fair for much of northern and western France, although there will be some cloud and rain in the east. Sunny spells across the Netherlands and northern Germany, but some rain in southern Germany. Poland will be dry with broken cloud. Fare through Hungary and Austria as well as Switzerland.
Windy in Denmark but dry with good spells of sunshine. Chilly and windy in much of Sweden and generally dry. Windy to through the Baltic states and feeling cool with some sleet showers. Bright but cold in Finland although mostly dry. Some wintry showers affecting western coast of Norway.

Saturday
A fine morning in Portugal with good spells of sunshine. Staying sunny too through Spain. There will be further sunshine and fair conditions through Italy and Greece. More sunshine in Turkey as well.
Breezy through France but with broken cloud and some sunny spells. A few showers in central France but dry elsewhere. Sunny too through the Low Countries and Germany. Breezy and bright in Poland. Fair across Hungary and Austria with more sunshine here. Switzerland will be breezy and dry with yet more sunshine.
Fair in Denmark, more sunny spells. Breezy for the Baltic States with sunny periods. Staying bright in Finland and feeling chilly in the breeze. Fair for Sweden. Norway will be cloudier with rain in the west.