Issued: 0530hrs Friday 11th June 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Rain for much of central, western and northern Europe; only the east escapes
Friday
An unsettled day to come across much of Spain and Portugal. heavy showers will be affecting the west of Portugal with more persistent rain in northern Spain. Eastern and southern Spain will not be immune from the showery conditions either. Staying unsettled through France with some heavy periods of rain, especially in the east. More rain the Low Countries, and this affecting Germany too where there could be some heavy thunderstorms. Low pressure brings cloud and further spells of rain through Poland, a few of which could be heavy at times. For Hungary the day should be dry and bright, although some showers will affect Austria and Switzerland.
Italy should be largely fair with good spells of sunshine, although the risk of a few showers off the west coast. High pressure brings lots of sunshine to Greece and Crete, with this sunshine extending across Cyprus and Turkey. More sunshine to come through Bulgaria and Romania and staying dry here too.
To the north low pressure will be giving some rain over the Baltic States, this perhaps affecting southern Finland, but the north should be dry with sunny spells. The south of Sweden will be rather cloudy with showery periods of rain, whilst the north should be brighter with sunny spells. Cloud and rain through Denmark, with sunny spells and heavy, thundery showers forming over the high ground of Norway.
Saturday
Another unsettled day over Iberia with further heavy showers and thunderstorms, especially inland. Southern France should be dry, but thundery showers will be affecting the north. More showers through the Low Countries and Germany, with rain through southern Germany and southern Poland. Cloud and some showers extending through Austria, Hungary and Switzerland as well.
There could be some showers forming over northern Italy, and again over the southern parts of the country through the day, but some sunny spells in between the showers as well. High pressure bringing sunshine to Greece, Cyprus, Crete and Turkey and feeling warm here. Bulgaria and Romania will be dry with more spells of sunshine.
Cloud and some rain through the Baltic States, becoming brighter through the day. Unsettled with some heavy showers in Finland, with heavy rain and strong winds affecting Sweden. More strong winds and showers affecting