Issued: 0530hrs Monday 9th August 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Some cloud and rain ovger northern Europe but mainly fine to the south
Monday
Another fine day to come for Spain and Portugal. Lots of sunshine and staying dry throughout the day here. There will be more sunshine and dry weather across the whole of France too. The fair weather extending through the Low Countries and Germany, and into Switzerland and Austria. More eastern parts of central Europe are still at risk of a shower, these heavy and thundery where they occur.
High pressure should have built through Italy bringing fine weather here and lots of sunshine. Heavy showers affecting Greece and some thunderstorms into Turkey as well. Bulgaria and Romania will have some heavy periods of showery rain too, with a risk of thunder.
Mainly dry, apart from an odd shower, in Finland. These extending to Sweden where some of them could become heavy at times. For Denmark and Norway the day is going to be fine with lots of sunshine throughout.
Tuesday
A fine and sunny day over Spain and Portugal; lots of sunshine and feeling very warm here. More sunshine and dry weather over France, while cloud and outbreaks of rain affect the Low Countries and northern parts of Germany. Poland should be dry with sunny spells as well. Heavy showers affecting Hungary, but Switzerland and Austria should be dry.
A fie day for most of Italy with more sunshine, although the risk of a shower in the far north. More sunshine and dry weather through Greece, Crete and Cyprus, with this sunshine affecting Turkey too. There could be some broken cloud in Bulgaria and Romania but it should be dry overall here.
Dry with sunny spells in the Baltic States, while cloud and some shwery outbreaks of rain affect Finland. Sunshine and dry for Sweden, but cluod and rain moving into Denmark late in the day. This cloud and rain into the southwest of Norway later.