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Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 30th January 2008
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Mainly fair through today but get set for storms in the north on Wednesday

Wednesday
A fair day through much of Spain and Portugal with sunny spells here. Thicker cloud across northern Portugal and the north of Spain producing some outbreaks of rain. A band of cloud and showery rain extending through central France. Brighter to the north and south of the front with sunny spells. Cloud and periods of rain across the Low Countries and northern Germany, becoming colder and brighter in the afternoon. The cloud and showers moving into central Germany through the day, whilst most of Poland is going to be bright with sunny spells.
Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland will have a mixture of sunshine and showers. A few of the showers will be heavy over the higher ground. More showers across Italy some of them heavy at times, especially in the north.
Greece is going to have a fine day with sunny spells and dry conditions. A few showers in northern Crete and some showers too across Turkey and Cyprus where the strong northerly wind will be making it feel cold. Dry for Bulgaria and Romania with sunny spells.
Thicker cloud for Finland bringing some heavy periods of rain and strong winds. Heavy snow into Finland and much of southern Sweden. Northern Sweden will be drier and brighter, whilst snow showers will affect the west of Norway too.

Thursday
Another fair day across Spain and Portugal. Some reasonable spells of sunshine to come here, the best of these in the south. More fair weather through the Balearics and across the majority of France too. Strong winds and heavy rain will be reaching northern France this afternoon. Gales and rain arrive in the Low Countries towards evening, those gales affecting the north of Germany too. For most of Germany and Poland the day should be dry with some sunny spells. High pressure through Austria and Hungary will be allowing mist and fog to form, this also affecting Switzerland.
Across northern Italy it should be fine, although misty with a risk of some fog patches. Over central and southern Italy the day will be more unsettled with some showers, a few of them heavy.
Greece should be generally dry with sunny spells and this fine weather extending into Crete, Cyprus and Turkey. As few showers in Bulgaria and Romania, but generally dry conditions for most.
To the north fair weather will be affecting much of the Baltic States. After a fine start rain and sleet will be arriving in Finland. Gale force winds for Denmark and Sweden with some rain here later. A very stormy day across most of Norway with heavy periods of rain, this turning to snow and then clearing to snow showers later.