Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 17th April 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Staying unsettled in Iberia, but sunshine for the eastern Mediterranean

Saturday
Heavy showers and unsettled conditions across Portugal and Spain today. Dry through France with sunny spells, although there will be some cloud in the far south. Chilly with sunny spells and dry conditions through the Low Countries and Germany, this sunshine extending into Poland. More sunshine to come across Austria and Hungary, with a few showers in Switzerland.
Heavy showers over the far north of Italy, but through most of the country the day is going to be dry with sunny spells. Sunshine and dry weather for Greece and Crete, as well as Cyprus. Showers over Turkey, some of them heavy at times. Cloud and a few showers in the east of Romania and Bulgaria, but dry with sunny spells in the west.
Cloud and rain spreading into the Baltic States in the afternoon, this also reaching Finland and becoming heavy. Windy with cloud and rain across the southern half of Norway and Sweden. Windy for Denmark and mainly dry here too.

Sunday
Staying unsettled through Portugal and Spain today. There will be heavy showers for most of the area the heaviest over central parts of Spain and the west of Portugal. Generally fair for France, although there will be some showers in the east. Sunny spells and a few showers for the Low Countries, generally dry in Germany and Poland. fair for Austria and Hungary. Showers in Switzerland, some heavy.
Fair for most of Italy with sunny spells here, although there will be showers over northern Italy. Fair again in Greece with more sunshine to come here. Staying dry across Crete and Cyprus as well as Turkey. Cloud in Romania bringing the risk of some drizzle here. Fair in Romania with sunny spells.
Breezy with cloud and showers for the Baltic States and Finland, where there will also be some sunny spells. Sunshine and scattered showers in Sweden, but cloud and a few showers in the far south of Sweden. Cloud and a few showers in Denmark, with heavy showers in Norway and cold here too.