Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 18th April 010
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Mixed weather across Europe

Today
Fine and dry across Britain today. Lots of warm sunshine will prevail across France into Belgium, Holland, Denmark and across into Poland. Perhaps just a few showers over the French Alps in the afternoon and across Switzerland and Austria too. Expect snow showers across western and northern parts of Norway with snow expected across Finland. Quite cloudy today across Sweden and chilly but dry. Some rain to come across the Baltic Stales into Russia but high pressure will give Belarus, The Ukraine and Romania a fine, sunny day. Rain is forecast to across Hungary with heavy showers to affect Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia. Mainly dry today across Greece and Turkey with sunny spells. Very unsettled and cool across Spain today with spells of rain and heavy showers but dry for the Balearics. Showers are likely across northern Italy today with heavier rain in the south.

Monday
Generally a cloudy day across the United Kingdom but mainly dry. Dry too across Belgium, Holland and Denmark with sunny spells. More unsettled conditions but warm across France with a number of sharp showers. Cooler across Portugal and Spain today and very unsettled with sunshine an showers, some heavy. A fine, dry day across Germany and Poland with sunny skies as high pressure dominates. It's cold across Scandinavia with snow showers across western Norway and across parts of Finland. Sunny across Sweden. An area of rain will lie from Russia into the Baltic Stales, Belarus and southward into the Ukraine and Romania. Very unsettled across the Balkans with frequent, heavy showers across Bulgaria, Greece and the former Yugoslavia. Warm and dry across Turkey with sunny spells. A cloudy day with light rain for Italy but fine and sunny weather will prevail across Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearics.