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Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 20th April 2008
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Low pressure brings a disturbed spring to western and central Europe

Sunday
Low pressure brings an unsettled day across Spain and Portugal. There will be sunny spells and showers, some of those showers heavy at times. More persistent rain affects central and eastern France, with heavy showers in the west. More cloud and rain across the Low Countries, this extending through Germany. A few showers in Poland, but some sunny spells as well. For Austria and Hungary there will be sunny spells and a few showers with similar weather in Switzerland.
Sunshine and showers developing across Italy. Greece and Turkey should be dry with some sunshine, and this dry weather through Cyprus and Crete too. A fair start in Bulgaria and Romania with some showers developing in the afternoon.
To the north the Baltic States will be cooler with a few showers. Drier in Finland, but the risk of some drizzle later in the day. For Norway and Finland there will be plenty of dry weather, but the far north has cloud and some outbreaks of rain.

Monday
A better day over Spain and Portugal with high pressure briefly building bringing dry conditions and some good spells of sunshine. Low pressure for central Europe with cloud, rain and heavy showers across France. More cloud and rain for the Low Countries and Germany. Cloud and some rain to the south of Poland, but drier weather to the far north. Austria and Hungary has low pressure, cloud and periods of rain, some of it heavy. Showers and rain over Switzerland, most to the east.
Showers affecting Italy again, perhaps some more persistent showers affecting the south. For Greece and Turkey the weather is likely to be dry with some good spells of sunshine. The sunshine extends to Bulgaria and Romania.
To the north there will be dry weather over the Baltic States with sunny spells. Some dry weather in southern Finland too, but showers to the north. Snow showers for northern Sweden and Norway, but drier to the south. Rather windy over Denmark with some cloud and a few outbreaks of rain here.