Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 30th January 2007
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Portugal and Spain stay unsettled, with drier conditions for many central parts

Today
Periods of rain and showers affecting Spain and particularly Portugal today. Much of France will be dry, although with broken cloud, and this dry weather extend through Italy, western Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and the former Yugoslavia. Greece should enjoy a dry day too, with some sunny spells here, although feeling chilly in the north. For Turkey the south should be dry with sunny spells, but rain will be turning readily to snow over northern coasts and mountains.
Eastern parts of Germany will have patchy rain and drizzle, this becoming more persistent over Poland (where it will be turning to snow), with snow falling through the Baltic States, Belarus and the Ukraine. AS few snow showers for the Baltic States, whilst Finland and Sweden should stay dry. Denmark will have some cloud and drizzle, whilst stronger winds and rain will be in western Norway.

Wednesday
More showers or rain to come across Portugal on Wednesday, and although a few showers could affect Spain too, it should be drier and more settled here. France, Italy and most of Germany, together with Switzerland Austria, the former Yugoslavia and Greece should all be staying dry. Southern Turkey will be dry too, as will be Crete and Cyprus.
Further north conditions are more unsettled. Rain extends through the northern UK and into southern Norway and Denmark, where it could be heavy at times. Snow showers over the west and north of Norway. Rain in western Poland, but snow in the east, and this become heavier as it extends into the Baltic States, western Belarus and the western Ukraine. Snow over the north of Sweden, but the south should be drier. Finland is expected to be dry.