Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 28th April 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
An early taste of summer for much of Europe, but rain in Scandinavia
Wednesday
High pressure is bringing more fine weather through Spain and Portugal today with plenty of sunshine and warm conditions too. This warmth and sunshine extends through France and the Low Countries, as well as Germany and Poland. Austria, Hungary and Switzerland also stay dry with sunshine throughout.
For Italy the day will be dry with more sunshine after morning mist patches have cleared away. Greece is going to enjoy a fine day too with more sunshine to come here. Heavy showers across Turkey, whilst staying dry through Romania and Bulgaria.
High pressure brings sunshine in the Baltic States as well as southern Sweden. The north of Sweden and most of Norway have some showers whilst Denmark stays dry with more sunshine here.
Thursday
Another very warm day to come across Spain and Portugal. Lots of sunshine here and remaining fine throughout the day. A few showers could affect western France, otherwise the day here is going to be fine and sunny with lots of sunshine once again. Showers affecting the Low Countries, but then fair throughout Germany and Poland with more sunshine here. There will be dry weather and sunshine in Austria, Hungary and Switzerland too.
Lots of sunshine across Italy and very warm. The sunshine continues for Greece and Turkey as well as Cyprus and Crete. Fine for Bulgaria and Romania.
To the north cloud and wind will affect Finland bringing showers or longer spells of rain here. More cloud and some rain in Finland with the south of Norway being cloudy and rather showery. Sweden could be fairly wet through the day with some showery rain for Denmark.