Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 24th February 2010
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski
Cold and snowy in the east
Today
A bit milder across England today with showers and some e rain. An area of heavy rain is likely across France with rain too for The Low Counties into Germany. Just a few showers for western Norway otherwise dry and sunny. Dry as well across Sweden and Finland but staying cold. More snow to come across Russia today with light snow into Denmark as well. A cloudy but dry day in store for the Baltic States, Belarus and Hungary. It's a mix of rain, sleet and snow across Poland today while spells of rain are likely across the Ukraine, Romania, Albania, the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. For much of Greece and Turkey expect a mixture of sunshine and showers with a few of them heavy. A number of showers too arte expected across Italy today. Eastern parts of Spain should be dry while occasional heavy showers persists across Portugal and western Spain.
Thursday
Cloudy but mild across Britain today with some light rain. Another area of heavier rain is forecast from Denmark into Belgium, Holland across France into Spain and Portugal. Some light rain too for Germany with heavy snow across the Alps today. A belt of heavy snow spreads in across Norway and Sweden with a dry but cold, cloudy day across Finland. Snow too will fall again across the Baltic States into western parts of Russia and Belarus. Some light rain is likely across the Ukraine into Romania while heavy showers affect Greece and Turkey. Fair and dry across Bulgaria, the former Yugoslavia and Hungary. A dry day with some sunshine for the Balearics across into Corsica, Sardinia and Italy.