Europe forecast - March 03, 2017
Heavy rain in Spain
Dry & warm eastern Europe

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 3rd March 2017
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson


Heavy snow for Alps by Saturday


Friday
A cold front moves eastwards across Iberia, bringing heavy and thundery rain to much of Spain through the day, extending to eastern areas by evening, some snow over the mountains. Showers will follow into Portugal from the west. Ahead of the rain, temperatures 16 to 20C in eastern Spain, and similar warm values can be found in central & south-western France. Patchy rain develops for western France, turning heavier later. A strong southerly wind for southern France.
Patchy rain affects the Low Countries and western Germany. A little rain also reaches southern Scandinavia and Poland, whilst far northern regions stay dry but cold. High pressure resides across south-eastern Europe, bringing plenty of dry weather and sunshine to Italy, the Balkans, Greece and Hungary, highs 13 to 17C. Possible snow flurries for the Alps, but central Europe will be largely dry.


Saturday
Widespread heavy rain will spread across France overnight into Saturday - some torrential falls in southern areas. Heavy snow for the Pyrenees, and during the daytime, prolonged heavy snowfalls will affect the west & southern Alps. Another zone of heavy rain spreads from west to east across Portugal and southern Spain through the day, although brightening skies will follow from the west. Heavy showers spread inland from Biscay across France. Rain affects north & central Italy. Southern Italy stays dry.
High pressure over the Black Sea brings dry and warm weather to eastern Europe. Southerly winds bring highs of 16 to 20C from Greece to Hungary. Also mild in Germany and Poland, where it should also stay dry. Rain on and off for southern Norway and Sweden. A few showers for the Baltic states. Most of northern Scandinavia stays dry and cold. Possible snow showers for northern Finland.


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