Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 31st January 2010
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski
Turning more settled in Mediterranean
Today
A cold day across Britain with lots of dry, sunny weather but also a few snow showers to come. Some heavy showers are forecast across Belgium and Holland today with outbreaks of snow across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Russia. Snow too to come across northern parts of Germany with southern Germany mainly dry. Outbreaks of rain are likely across much of The Ukraine with spells of snow across Hungary, Croatia, Serbia into Bulgaria. A colder day across Iberia today with a risk of snow showers across northern Spain and rain showers across Portugal. Rain and showers are forecast across the Balearics with rain mixed with sleet and snow across Italy. Look for plenty of showers for Greece and Turkey.
Monday
A bit milder today with heavy spells of rain expected across England, Belgium, Holland and light rain across the north of France. As this area moves east into colder air, heavy snow is forecast across Germany into Denmark. A cold but mainly dry day to come across Norway and Sweden. Another area of snow will persist across Finland into Russia, The Baltic States, Belarus into Poland. Cold but dry and cloudy across the Ukraine today. Sunnier and dry across Hungary and the former Yugoslavia. Largely dry across Romania but snow is expected across Bulgaria and Turkey, some of it heavy. Snow showers too will push into parts of Greece as well. Lots of dry, bright but chilly weather will extend from Spain across the Balearics into the south of France and Italy while heavy snowfall is again likely across the Alps.