Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 6th July 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fine for much of Europe, although rain in the northwest

Tuesday
A fair and hot day across Spain and Portugal, plenty of sunshine here although a low risk of an odd shower over the mountains later. For France conditions stay dry and fine with more sunshine throughout and it will be warm too. A fine day too for the Low Countries and Germany, although some heavy showers troubling parts of Poland. Those showers running down into Hungary and Austria, with dry weather for Switzerland.
High pressure brings another sunny and warm day to Italy. Fine and dry through Greece and Turkey with more summer sunshine here, and feeling very hot too. Through Bulgaria and Romania there is the threat of a few heavy showers, although warm sunshine too.
The Baltic States should be dry with sunny spells, and conditions stay dry through Finland as well. More heavy showers across Sweden, with these heavy shower troubling Denmark and Sweden as well.

Wednesday
Fine again for most of Portugal and Spain. Once again there could be some heavy showers developing inland. Through France the day should be dry with plenty of sunshine, although an increasing amount of cloud affecting northern coasts. Hazy sunshine over the Low Countries, but fine through Germany and Poland with more sunshine here. The area of high pressure extends through Hungary and Austria, affecting Switzerland as well.
A fine day to come for Italy with more sunshine here through the day. There is a risk of a shower affecting western Greece, but for most of Greece, Crete and Cyprus the day is going to be dry and sunny. A few showers could break out over Turkey, and again showers are possible in Bulgaria and Romania.
Heading north there could be scattered showers through the Baltic States and into Finland too. More fine weather for Sweden and Denmark, with cloud and rain spreading eastwards into western Norway later.