Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 16th February 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Cold across northern Europe with rain to the south
Tuesday
Low pressure is going to be bringing unsettrled weather through Spain and Portugal today. Most of the rain will be ton the west, although eastern Spain and the Balearics are going to be having showers too. Cloud and outbreaks of rain affect soutuhern France, but for most of the country it will be dry with sunny spells. The Low Countries have dry weather with sunny spells and this fair weather extends throughout Germany and into Poland. Hungary and Austria are dry too with sunny spells and suimilar weather affects Switzerland.
For northern and central Italy the day will be fair after morning fog clears the north. To the south there will be cloud and periods of rain associated wituh an area of low pressure. More cloud and some drizzle for southern Greece, but for Crete, Cyprus and Turkey the day should be fair with sunny spells. Heading north there will be more sunny spells through Bulgaria and Romania and it should be dry, although there could be morning fog here.
The Baltic States and Finland will be cold and mainly dry, with a few sunny spells coming through too. Northern Sweden and Norway are going to be mainly fair too. For the south a little more cloud and perhaps an odd snow shower, but voerall conditions here should be fair as well.
Wednesday
Staying unsettled through Portugal and Spain bringing some showers. These could be heavyb across the west and northwest of Spain, the risk of some thudnerstorms here as well. Further showers in the far south, although these tending to be more scattered. The Balearics will have a mix of sunshine and showers, these generally scattered. Cloud and showery rain affecting parts of France, mainly the southern and northern thirds of the country. Fair weather to come through the Low Countries, Germany and Poland again and turning milder here too. Staying mainly dry through Austria and Hungray and well as Switzerland.
Low pressure brings further showers across most of Italy, some of them heavy. More persistent rain passes over Greece and through Crete. For Turkey there will be sunny spells and some dry weather, although cloud and periods of rain and snow pass north over Bulgaria and Romania.
A chilly but dry day for the Baltic States and Finland. Further dry weather to come across southern Sweden and Denmark, although northern parts of Norway and Sweden will be cloudier with some showers.