Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 19th September 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Rain through northern areas, but fair with some sunshine in the south
Sunday
High pressure brings a fine day to Spain and Portugal today. There will be good spells of sunshine, and these will be extending into most of France too. More sunshine to come for much of France, although some patchy rain may affect the Low Countries. More patchy rain and cloud in northern Germany, but for most of the country the day should be dry. A few showers over Poland, with southern parts dry. Hungary will be dry with sunny spells and this sunshine extends into Switzerland and Austria.
A few showers over northern Italy, but most of the country should be dry with sunny spells. More sunshine coming through over Greece and into Turkey, and it is probably going to be feeling warm here as well. More sunshine to come in Bulgaria and Romania.
A windy day in the Baltic States with some showers here, whilst more persistent rain affects Finland. A few showers over southern Sweden, but cloud and some rain to the north. Sunshine and showers in Denmark but fair through Norway.
Sunday
A few showers breaking out across central parts of Spain today, but Portugal should be fine with sunny spells. More sunshine across much of France, although some cloud and showers in the far north. Further rain moving into the Low Countries and northern Germany through today. More sunshine for Poland and dry too. It remains dry across Austria and Hungary as well as into Switzerland.
A fine day over Italy with some good spells of sunshine. A few showers to come for northern Greece, but it should be dry to the south with sunny spells. More sunshine for much of Turkey but showers breaking out inland through the day. More showers for Bulgaria and Romania, and few of them heavy in places.
Cloud and some spots of rain in the Baltic States, but Finland should be dry with good spells of sunshine. More cloud and some drizzle or light rain in southern Sweden, but dry to the north with sunny spells. Cloud and rain through Denmark and the southern parts of Norway, but for central and northern areas it will be bright and sunny.