Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 4th August 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Some showers breaking out in Turkey and Italy, staying fine in the western Mediterranean
Tuesday
A hot and sunny day for Spain and Portugal, remaining dry as well. Central and southern France will be dry with more sunshine throughout. More northern areas will be having some cloud and some drizzle here, this drifting into the Low Countries as well. For northern Germany cloud could bring some patchy rain, but central and southern areas should be fine. Staying fair over Poland with plenty of sunshine and very warm here too. Fine weather for Austria, Hungary and Switzerland with more sunshine throughout.
Italy is going to be fair with plenty of sunshine and it should be dry throughout the day. More sunshine to come through Greece, Crete and Cyprus. Most of Turkey will be dry, although some heavy showers could form over the mountains in the afternoon. Some thundery showers for Bulgaria and Romania too.
Further north a front brings some rain to the Baltic States, with heavier rain in Finland. A fair day in Sweden with some sunshine here. Denmark starts fine but increasing cloud bringing some showery rain for the afternoon. Showers affecting western Norway too.
Wednesday
A hot day again for Spain and Portugal. Lots of sunshine here throughout the day. There will be some showers across central and southern parts of France, with drier weather and sunshine for northwestern France too. The Low Countries will be largely dry, although some showers may be affecting northern parts of Germany and these may be heavy. Fair weather for Poland with sunshine, but heavy showers in western Hungary as well as Austria and Switzerland.
Low pressure over Italy produces some heavy showers, these thundery in the north, whilst to the south it should be drier. A fine day in Greece with more sunshine here, and this sunshine extending east to Turkey. Some heavy showers forming over the Turkish mountains, these extending to Bulgaria and Romania.
High pressure brings better weather into Finland with sunny spells, and this sunshine extends through the Baltic States, although it is going to be hazy. Showers for southwestern Sweden but fine for the majority. Plenty of cloud and some further outbreaks of rain across Denmark and Norway.