Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 14th March 2009
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski
Chilly across eastern Europe
Today
It looks more unsettled and windy today across the United Kingdom with outbreaks of rain. This rain pushes into northern France, Belgium and Holland in the afternoon. Continued sunny and warm across Iberia today. Fine as well across southern France, the Balearics and Italy. Just a few showers today across the former Yugoslavia. More persistent rain continues across Turkey into the Ukraine and Hungary. A fine, dry day across Greece and Bulgaria. Persistent rain moves into Norway with a dry day of sunny spells across Sweden and much of Finland, The Baltic States and Russia. For Poland, Germany and the Alpine Region it also looks dry with well broken cloud.
Expect top temperatures of 13C in London, 10C for Brussels, 15C for Paris, 23C for Madrid, 16C in Rome, 9C in Bucharest, 14C in Athens, 4C in Warsaw, 8C in Berlin, 3 in Moscow and 4C for Stockholm.
Sunday
Fine and dry with lots of sunshine today across France and England. Morning cloud and rain across Belgium, Holland and Denmark should clear as it brightens up for the afternoon. Overcast and damp across Germany and Poland with outbreaks of rain. This becomes very light by the afternoon with a few wintry showers over the Alpine Region. Light rain and sleet is expected across the Baltic States and parts of western Russia. Much of Scandinavia looks fine and dry with sunny spells though rain will move into western parts of Norway. Fine, sunny and warm across Portugal, Spain and the Balearics. Sunny spells too across Italy with just a few showers inland. Scattered showers are also expected across the former Yugoslavia. Fine and dry across Greece, Bulgaria and Hungary along with western Turkey. Rain and showers will fall across eastern Turkey and parts of the Ukraine.