Issued: 0530hrs Friday 24th September 2010
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Unsettled over much of Europe, rain or showers at times
Friday
Cloud and some outbreaks of rain affecting the north of Spain today. Most other parts of Iberia are going to be dry with plenty of sunshine to come here. Cloud and some outbreaks of rain or showers in France, most through more central areas. There will be some heavy bursts of rain in the Low Countries, these extending to western Germany. More eastern parts of Germany should be dry with sunny spells. Sunshine for Austria and Hungary but some showers could affect western Switzerland later.
Italy is going to be having a fine day with plenty of sunshine here and feeling warm too. More sunshine for most of Greece although a few showers in the south and these reaching western Crete too. Cyprus and Turkey should be dry with plenty of sunshine throughout. More sunshine in Bulgaria and Romania.
A breezy day in the Baltic States but dry with sunny spells, and some cloud in Finland, although mainly dry. More cloud and rain over Sweden, some of it heavy at times in the south, This heavy rain in Denmark too, as well as southern Norway.
Saturday
A fair day to come across Spain and Portugal. Good spells of sunshine here through the day, but some showers i the north. Cloud and outbreaks of rain affecting northern parts of France, but dry to the south. More unsettled weather through much of eastern Europe. Here there will be showers over the Low Countries with more persistent and heavier rain through Germany and Poland. There will be cloud and outbreaks of rain in Hungary too with heavy showers for Austria and Switzerland.
Italy has low pressure dominating conditions and this will allow heavy showers to develop, some of them thundery. More heavy showers and thunderstorms merging into longer periods of rain over Greece. Turkey and Cyprus should be dry with sunny spells, this sunshine extending through Bulgaria and Romania.
Sunny spells and dry weather over the Baltic States. Cloud and some outbreaks of rain for Finland, with cloud and some spots of rain in Sweden too. More rain in Denmark and southern Norway with central and northern areas dry with sunny spells.