Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 12th April 2009
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Showery rain for the western Mediterranean and France.
Sunday
An unsettled day over the east of Spain and through the Balearic Islands with cloud and some outbreaks of showery rain here. There will be a few showers for the rest of Spain and Portugal too, and odd one of these heavy in places. Through France a band of cloud extends north to south through the central parts of the country giving a few showery bursts here and there. Through the Low Countries and Germany a fine weekend is on offer with sunshine here and dry conditions too. Poland sees more cloud with the chance of some spots of drizzle. Through Austria and Hungary the weather is fine with good spells of sunshine here.
A fine and warm day over Italy, and this warm weather extending through Greece and Crete too. Turkey and Cyprus should be staying fair with more sunshine and warm conditions as well. Cloudier skies through Bulgaria and Romania with the risk of some patchy rain here and there.
To the north the Baltic States will be dry with some sunny spells. Hazy sunshine over Finland and generally dry, although thicker cloud and some rain affects northern Sweden. To the south it should be dry with some sunshine too. A dry day to come through Denmark with good spells of sunshine and it should be mainly dry for Norway throughout the day.
Monday
Little change in the weather over eastern Spain and the Balearics today. More cloud and some outbreaks of rain here, this perhaps heavy at first. A few heavy showers over inland Spain, but elsewhere it should be dry with sunny spells. The sunshine extending through Portugal too. Cloud and some outbreaks of rain over France, but some sunshine in the fine northwest. Showery bursts of rain over the Low Countries, but some showers developing through Germany and Poland. Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland will have a few showers.
Some heavy showers and thunderstorms breaking out over the south of Italy, but the north should be dry with some sunshine. A fair day through Greece, Cyprus, Turkey and Crete with warm conditions and sunshine here. Fair for Bulgaria with sunny spells, but some cloud and outbreaks of rain over Romania.
The Baltic States should be generally dry, and Finland will have a fine day with sunshine. More sunshine to come through most of Sweden and dry here too. Denmark should be fair with sunny spells, whilst some cloud and outbreaks of rain affect western Norway.