Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 10th August 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Showers in central and southeastern areas
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 showery outbreaks of rain affect Finland. Sunshine and dry for Sweden, but cloud and rain moving into Denmark late in the day. This cloud and rain into the southwest of Norway later.
Wednesday
Another fair day to come across Spain and Portugal. There will be good spells of sunshine throughout the day here. Cloud and some showery rain moving into the north of France, this affecting the Low Countries too. The rain could become heavy at times and will be affecting the north of Germany as well. Through southern Germany there will be fine conditions with some sunshine here. Poland should be dry with sunny spells. heavy showers affecting Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
Fine weather for much of Italy, although there could be some heavy showers forming across the north. Dry with good spells of sunshine for Greece and feeling very warm here as well. Heavy showers and thunderstorms over the high ground of Turkey, but the coasts should stay fair. More sunshine to come through Bulgaria and Romania.
High pressure brings largely fair weather to the Baltic States, but the risk of a shower is there. Fair for Finland with sunny spells. Cloud and some rain are going to be affecting southern Sweden, but the north should escape these. Showery in Denmark, some of them heavy with some heavy showers across southern Norway too.