Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 21st January 2023
Duty forecaster: Alexi Venerus

Strong high pressure over Russia into Scandinavia keeping places extensively dry and cold here.

Saturday
Sunny spells and largely dry conditions across Spain and Portugal though a few scattered showers cannot be ruled out. Cloudier across the Balearics with showery rain. Still unsettled with blustery winds, cloud and rain, heavy in places, through central and southern Italy. Breezy across Greece with showery rain. More unsettled across the Turkish reorts today too.
Windy across southern and eastern regions of France where there will continue to be more cloud and the risk of some showery rain. Snow showers across the Alps too, otherwise drier with sunny spells elsewhere across Switzerland and Austria. Dry though fog patches across the Low Countries. Breezier across Germany with cloud and heavy rain towards the east here, drier elsewhere. Unsettled with outbreaks of rain continue across the Balkan States.
Extensively dry across Scandinavia this weekend thanks to high pressure here, though windy through north and west Norway where there is likely more cloud and the risk of snow in the far northwest. Otherwise plenty of sunshine away from mist and fog.

Sunday
Again a largely dry and fine day through Spain and Portugal though a tad breezy. Any showery rain clearing east from the Balearics. Showers as well as longer spells of rain still affecting central and southern Italy with heavy rain again plagueing the Balkan States into western regions of Greece. Some showery rain too across the Turkish resorts.
Staying blustery with showers and cloud through southeastern France, fine elsewhere. Mostly dry and fine across the Low Countries. More cloud through Germany with some patchy rain about, more persistent spells expected in the north pushing into to parts of Poland.
Windy across northwest Norway again today with the risk of snow here. Dry elsewhere. Dry with plenty of sushine across Sweden though some mist and fog may be problematic, likewise with Finland. More cloud about generally with mist and fog for the Baltics. Dry with sunshine through Denmark.