Issued: 0530hrs Friday 6th August 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Some showers in the southeast, but fine in the west
Thursday
Warm and sunny through Iberia with plenty of sunshine for both Spain and Portugal. This sunshine extending into France where it will be warm again as well. Thicker cloud affecting northern coasts of France where there could be some drizzle. A fair day to come through the Low Countries and Germany with some good spells of sunshine here. Thicker cloud and some outbreaks of rain affecting Poland and these extending into Hungary. Austria and Switzerland should be fair with good spells of sunshine.
For Italy there will be sunny spells and it should be warm again. Showers are going to be developing through more northern and central areas and some of these may be heavy. For Greece some heavy and thundery showers could form inland with similar weather for Turkey. Coastal areas should be dry with hot sunshine. More fine weather into Bulgaria and Romania although a few heavy showers could form here.
The Baltic States will have some sunshine and should be dry. More cloud and the risk of some patchy drizzle for Finland whilst Sweden should be dry with good spells of sunshine. Cloud and rain affecting Denmark and this extending into Sweden too.
Friday
Fine and sunny through Spain and Portugal today with temperatures reaching the high 30's for many. France is going to be enjoying a fine and sunny day too, with warm temperatures here. It stays fine through the Low Countries and Germany, plenty of sunshine throughout the day. Some showers may affect Poland, a few of them heavy and thundery, these extending into Hungary. Austria and Switzerland should be fine with sunny spells.
For Italy there will be some heavy showers around, most of these over the high ground of central and northern Italy. A few showers may affect the Greek mountains too, but generally the day should be dry here with more sunshine. Greece should have a fine day with plenty of sunshine, although showers over the mountains here as well. Bulgaria and Romania will be very warm, although some heavy showers are likely.
The Baltic States look set to have a fine day with sunny spells and this sunshine extends into Finland too. More sunshine to come across Sweden where it should be dry, although a few showers affect southern Sweden. Fine for Denmark but heavy showers in Norway.