Issued: 0530hrs Monday 30th August 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Best conditions to the south but some rain in the north
Monday
Another fine day to come through Spain and Portugal. France is going to be cooler although still bright with sunny spells, the best of these in the north. A few showers could affect more southern areas. Heavier showers for the Low Countries and Germany where clouds could merge to give longer periods of rain. This rain through Poland and Hungary where it will be a very unsettled day. Cloudy and mixed too for Switzerland and Austria with some rain here.
Northern Italy has cloud and the risk of some showery rain, but central and southern areas should be having sunny spells although some showers forming on the hills. For Greece the day is going to be dry with lots of sunshine and very warm, this sunshine extending into Turkey. More cloud for Bulgaria and Romania with a few spots of rain.
The Baltic States may again have some heavy showers with fine weather for Finland. More cloud and some showery rain over southern Norway with cloud and rain in Denmark. A fair day to come through Norway with sunny spells here.
Tuesday
plenty of sunshine over Spain and Portugal today and staying dry as well. It will be dry, but rather breezy across France with lots of sunshine here. More sunshine to come for the Low Countries and Germany, with some cloud and rain affecting southern Poland. This rain into parts of Hungary as well, although Austria and Switzerland should both be dry with some good sunny spells.
Italy is going to have a fine day. More sunshine to come here and it should stay dry throughout. Some showers could affect the hills of Greece, but generally the day here should be fine and dry. More sunshine to come through Crete and Cyprus as well as Turkey. Clud and some showery rain across Bulgaria and Romania.
To the north high pressure is building through the Baltic States bringign dry and sunny conditions here. This sunshine also into Finland and Sweden. A fine day for Denmark, although cloud increasing over Norway briogning some rain here.