Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 21st November 2009
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair in southern Europe, but strong winds and rain to the north

Saturday
Fair with some good spells of sunshine across Spain and southern Portugal, but some rain and cloud through northern Italy and northwest Spain. France is going to have a breezy and mild day, with some clud and rain affecting the far northwest. Some cloud, but dry with sunny spells through the Low Countries. There will be cloud and some outbreaks of rain through central and northern Germany too as well as central Poland.
For Austria, Hungary and Switzerland there will be some good spells of sunshine and it is going to be dry too.
High pressure will be centred over southern Italy. There will be some good spells of sunshine around and it should be dry too. Remaining dry with some sunshine through Greece and Turkey, this esxtending through Bulgaria and Romania.
A windy day to come through the Baltic States with a few showers. Heavier wintry showers over Finland. Most of Sweden should be dry with sunny spelpls and will be breezy too. Cloud increases over Denmark with some spots of rain. Dry through tuhe day across Norway with some sunny spells here, although some showers on western coasts.

Sunday
Cooler but dry with sunny spells over Spain and Portugal today. There will be cloud and some heavy bursts of rain across southern and southeastern France, some of it heavy at times. Heavy showers, perhaps merging to longer spells of rain and with strong winds across northwest France. There will be strong winds and heavy showers in the Low Countries, with rain spreading east away from eastern Germany and into Poland. Fair with sunny spells over Austria and Hungary, but some cloud and periods of rain across Switzerland.
High pressure remains over Italy bringing lots of sunshine and fair conditions. There will be more sunshine to come through Greece and Turkey and it should be feeling warm here. A fair day through Bulgaria and Romania with some morning mist and fog patches.
Fair over the Baltic States and Finland with lots of sunshine and staying dry as well. Cloud and periods of rain and strong winds will be passing through Sweden. Brighter weather and heavy showers moving into Denmark and the south of Norway.