Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 26th January 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Becoming more unsettled through southern areas

Wednesday
Cloud and some rain across the far south of Spain and Portugal today. Much of Iberia should be fine though with plenty of sunshine. The sunshine continues across southern France, although central and northern areas will be cloudier with some rain.; Cloud and some rain for the Low Countries too whilst much of Germany should be dry with sunny spells. Fair for most of Poland, although there could be some showers in the east. Hungary, Austria and Switzerland are likely to be dry with sunny spells.
For Italy there will be further showers, a few of them heavy on the hills, although these tending to be scattered with plenty of sunny spells in between. Fair for Greece with sunny spells here and generally dry too for Turkey, although some cloud and rain in the east. High pressure brings fair weather to Bulgaria and Romania, although there is a risk of mist and fog here.
Snow affects the Baltic States and this may be heavy in places. Fair for Finland once morning snow has cleared away. Sweden should be fair, and it should be fair too across Denmark. Norway will have a fine day, although the threat of some cloud and showers on northwest coasts.

Thursday
An unsettled day across Spain and Portugal with cloud and outbreaks of rain. Some of the rain could be heavy in places. France is going to be chilly and breezy in a brisk east wind, but should be mainly dry. The Low Countries and Germany will have a dry day with sunny spells and will be feeling cold too. Poland will be dry and cold too with more sunshine here, and this should extend into Hungary. Austria may see some snow showers and these will extend to Switzerland too.
Some rain in northern Italy, turning to snow on the hills. Much of the country will be dry and breezy although there could be rain to the south and through Sicily. Greece will have some sunny spells and should be dry too and there will be more sunshine to come for much of Turkey too. Cloud and some patchy rain in eastern Turkey though. Rather foggy across Bulgaria and Romania.
Fair for the Baltic States, some snow in Finland later with an increasing wind. More cloud and some light snow in northern Sweden, but dry to the south with sunny spells. More sunshine to come across Denmark and the far south of Norway.