Issued: 0530hrs Monday 10th January 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cloud and periods of rain in the far west, but fair for most of central Europe today

Monday
Cloud and rain affecting the western coasts of Portugal today. Most of Spain is going to be fair and dry with good spells of sunshine. More sunny spells across France, although there will be some mist and fog patches here as well. Sunny spells for the Low Countries and dry here as well. Mist and fog patches over Germany, but these slowly clearing, especially from the north, with sunny spells forming. Similar conditions across Poland. Hungary will have more cloud and some drizzle, but this clearing to sunny spells. Fair for Austria and Switzerland, although some morning mist and fog patches here. These clearing to sunny spells.
Low pressure brings showers to northern Italy, but for most of the country the day will be fair with some sunny spells. Plenty of sunshine across Greece, Crete, Cyprus and Turkey, and dry here as well. More sunny spells for Bulgaria and Romania once morning mist and fog patches clear.
Some wintry showers across Finland and the Baltic States, and these could be heavy at times too. Scattered wintry showers for Sweden and Denmark, where it will be breezy too. More showers affecting western parts of Norway, some of them heavy.

Tuesday
Fair across Spain and Portugal today with lots of sunshine. Feeling warm here too. Cloud and a band of showery rain pushing eastwards through France, although turning drier from the west. More cloud and rain across the Low Countries, although Germany is going to be dry with some sunny spells for most, before rain arrives in the west later. Poland is mainly dry although there could be an odd shower. Fair for most of Hungary and Austria, an odd shower through Switzerland.
Fine across Italy with good spells of sunshine and dry here as well. More sunshine and very warm weather across Greece. Staying fine through Turkey with more warm sunshine, and plenty of sunshine across Bulgaria and Romania too.
Fair for the Baltic States with mist and murk here as well. Sweden should enjoy a generally fair day and it should be fine in Denmark as well. More cloud, rain, sleet and snow over Norway.