Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 1st February 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Fair and foggy through central areas, but some cloud, rain, sleet and snow to the north
Tuesday
A fair day through Portugal and Spain with some good spells of sunshine. It should be fine across France too with more sunny spells here and dry conditions too. The Low Countries will be dry with sunny spells, although there may be some rain later. Germany is going to be fair with sunny spells, and similar weather through Poland as well where it will be dry. More dry weather for Hungary and Austria as well as Switzerland, although there could be some mist and fog patches.
Low pressure in the Mediterranean brings wind and some rain to southern Italy, although the north is going to be dry with lighter winds and a threat of some fog in the far north. A dry and cool day across Greece and Turkey with some good spells of sunshine. rather foggy across Bulgaria and Romania, but dry with the fog only slowly lifting.
The Baltic States start fair, but then wind and some sleet and snow moving in later, this arriving in Finland too. There will be cloud and some snow across Sweden, most to the south. Cloud and some rain or sleet through Denmark and eastern Norway, then becoming brighter from the west.
Wednesday
Sunny spells and dry for Spain and Portugal today. It is going to be remaining dry with more sunshine across most of France, especially in central areas, although windier weather affecting the far south. Staying fair through the Low Countries and across Germany too. There will be more sunshine here, and this affects much of Poland too. Hungary, Austria and Switzerland will be dry with sunny spells.
Fair weather for much of central and northern Italy. Lots of sunshine here, although some mist patches in rural areas at first. Greece should be fair with sunny spells and it is going to be remaining fine across Turkey. Bulgaria and Romania should be fair with sunny spells, although some fog patches here early on.
To the north there will be snow showers for the baltic States and scattered snow showers across Finland. Fair for Sweden where it will be dry with sunny spells. More sunshine for Denmark, although cloud and rain increases over the west of Sweden.