Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 7th September 2010
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski
Dry across Scandinavia
Today
A more unsettled day to come across Europe today. Across England it's a windy day of sunshine and showers and these too are expected across northern France. More persistent rain is likely across southern France and this moves into western Germany in the afternoon. Eastern parts of Germany along with western Poland look fair and dry. Some rain comes into Belgium and Holland in the afternoon while for Norway, Sweden and Finland it's another fine, sunny day but continued cool. High pressure will give Russia, the Baltic States, Belarus and the Ukraine a fine, dry day with some cloud and sunny spells. Rain is expected across Hungary, Switzerland and Austria while it's looking fine and sunny across the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and Turkey. Dry as well across into Italy. Northern parts of Spain will have some showers with the south dry and sunnier. Fine and sunny too across Portugal.
Wednesday
Lots of showers to come today across England and France. Some of these will be heavy interspersed with sunny spells. Rain clears Belgium and Holland with showers for the afternoon. An area of rain is forecast across Denmark and Germany and across the Alpine Region. Another fine day to come across Norway, Sweden and Finland with a dry, mostly sunny day to come. High pressure will also give Russia, The Baltic States, Belarus, Poland, The Ukraine and Hungary a dry, sunny and pleasantly warm day. Lots of warm sunshine too across Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Rather damp across Italy today with outbreaks of rain and showers. Dry to the east across the former Yugoslavia. For Spain and Portugal it looks fine, sunny and very warm.