Issued: 0530hrs Friday 10th September 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Sunny for southern Europe but rain in the north
Friday
High pressure is going to be giving a fine day for most of Spain and Portugal. There will be some good spells of sunshine here and it will be staying fair throughout. More sunshine to come for much of France, although thicker cloud in the the far north is going to be producing some drizzle. Cloud through the Low Countries too is going to be giving some spots of drizzle with mainly dry weather affecting much of Germany; sunny spells here too. More cloud and rain over eastern Poland with Austria, Hungary and Switzerland being generally dry with sunny spells.
Low pressure in Italy produces showers in central areas, some of them heavy. The showers drifting into western Greece, but for most of Greece and Turkey the day is going to be dry with sunny spells. A breezy day in Bulgaria and Romania, but overall it should be dry.
A fair day in the Baltic States and Finland with sunny spells. Cloud and some rain in southern Sweden but the north should be dry. More cloud and some outbreaks of rain to come over Denmark, whilst Norway is going to be largely fair with sunny spells.
Saturday
A fine day for Spain and Portugal once again with sunny spells here, although the threat of a shower breaking out later. More dry weather and very warm too across France with sunny spells here. A dry day for the Low Countries with sunny spells. Dry for Germany and Poland with sunshine and this sunshine extending through Austria, Hungary and Switzerland; there could be some morning mist and fog patches here though.
Low pressure brings heavy showers in southern Italy and Greece, the showers affecting Turkey as well and again becoming quite heavy. More fair but breezy weather for Bulgaria and Romania.
Cloud and some showers in the Baltic States and Finland with most of Sweden being rather cloudy but mainly dry. Rain affecting Denmark and western parts of Norway.