Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 20th April 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Staying unsettled in Iberia, but sunshine for the eastern Mediterranean
Tuesday
High pressure brings a fine day to most of Spain, although there will be some cloud affecting Portugal. For France the day should be fair too after the clearance of morning mist and fog. The Low Countries will experience some cloud and a few showers as well, with more cloud and rain affecting the north of Germany. Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland will be dry with sunny spells.
A fair day for Italy with more sunny spells here through the day. mainly fair weather for Greece, although there could be some showers in the north. Across Turkey a band of cloud will be moving eastwards taking some showers with it, these affecting Cyprus too. Bulgaria and Romania will be cloudier with some showers.
The Baltic Sates will be generally dry with sunny spells, and these will be extending to Finland. Showers, some of them heavy across southern parts of Sweden mix with sunny spells. More persistent rain affecting Denmark and the south of Norway where it could be windy too.
Wednesday
Cloud and outbreaks of rain affecting the west of Portugal through today, some of them heavy in places. There will be fairer conditions through Spain with sunny spells and a few showers. Across France the weather will be dry with sunny spells, although it will be breezy. The Low Countries stay dry with sunny spells, although showers affect northern parts of Germany and Poland. To the south it is going to be dry. Austria, Hungary and Switzerland will be dry with sunny spells.
High pressure brings more fine weather to Italy and Greece. This sunshine extends through Crete as well as Cyprus. Turkey will have a few showers and some of these are going to be heavy at times. Bulgaria and Romania will have cloud and some showers too.
Low pressure brings cloud and showers into the Baltic States whilst Finland stays dry with sunny spells. More cloud and some showery rain across southern Sweden and Denmark, although Norway will be remaining dry with sunshine to come here.