Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 14th April 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Cloud and rain for Portugal and western Spain, fair in central Europe
Wednesday
A cloudy day across Porugal and Spain with some outbreaks of rain and drizzle here. More eastern parts of Spain will be dry with good spells of sunshine, although this is going to be hazy. A fine day across France with dry weather and good spells of sunshine, although there will be a fair amount of cloud through eastern areas. A chill breeze blowing through the Low Countries and Germany, although with good spells of sunshine here. Northern Poland will be dry with sunny spells, but to the south there will be showers. Further showers to come through Austria and Hungary with Switzerland dry with sunny spells.
A fair day for much of Italy with good spells of sunshine. To the south of the country there will be more cloud and there is the risk of some showers here. Hazy sunshine for Greece and dry too. Staying dry for Crete and Cyprus, although there could be some cloud affecting western coasts of Turkey. Bulgaria and Romania will be dry with good spells of sunshine.
To the north there will be showers for the Baltic States. Finland is going to be fine with good spells of sunshine and it should be dry. Fine weather to come across Sweden and Norway as well as Denmark with more fair weather here together with good spells of sunshine.
Thursday
More cloud and rain to come across Portugal and southern and western parts of Spain today. Some of that rain could be heavy in the hills. To the east of Spain there will be sunny spells and it should be dry here too with hazy spells of sunshine. Through France it is going to be dry again with more sunshine to come here. A cool northeast breeze will be blowing, and this will be affecting the Low Countries and Germany as well as western Poland. The east of Poland will have a few showers. For most of Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland the weather will be dry with sunny spells.
Much of Italy will be remaining fine with more sunshine to come here. To the south there will be cloud making the sunshine rather hazy. Greece should be dry with sunny spells and it will be remaining dry and sunny through Crete. Turkey and Cyprus will be dry with sunny spells. Cloud and some drizzle over Bulgaria and Romania.
Dry with sunshine for the Baltic States, but cloud and some drizzle in Finland. Sweden is going to be dry with sunny spells, although heavy showers affecting Norway and the north of Denmark.