Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 5th February 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Plenty of sunshine and warm weather in southern Europe, some rain to the north
Saturday
High pressure brings another fine day across Spain and Portugal. Lots of sunshine here throughout the day, and this sunshine will be extending throughout France too. Breezy and dry across the Low Countries and staying windy through Germany too. An area of rain affects northern Germany and Poland, but for most of the Low Countries, Germany and Poland the day will be dry with sunny spells. More sunshine through Hungary, Austria and Switzerland with lots of dry weather here.
A fair day across Italy too with lots of dry weather here and sunshine. More sunshine to come for Greece and Turkey although there will be heavy showers over southern parts of Turkey. Bulgaria and Romania will be dry with lots of sunshine here.
Cloud and some sleet or snow moving into the Baltic States with Finland being mainly dry. Cloud and some rain or snow through central Sweden, although to the south it should be drier with sunny spells. A windy day in southern Sweden and Norway as well as Denmark where there will be heavy showers.
Sunday
The area of high pressure remains across the Mediterranean. This brings lots of sunshine through Portugal and Spain. Dry conditions here too. It is going to be staying dry across France with more sunshine here and it will be feeling very warm too. Breezier conditions for the Low Countries, but dry with sunny spells. Thicker cloud and some outbreaks of rain across northern Germany, but most of the country should be dry. Some cloud and rain through Poland where it will be breezy too. Dry weather for Austria, Hungary and Switzerland with sunny spells throughout.
A fair day for Italy. There could be some morning mist and fog patches, but these will be clearing quite quickly to leave plenty of sunshine. It is going to be fine across Greece as well, and it will be remaining fair with lots of sunshine for Greece. More dry weather for Bulgaria and Romania, the sun shining here.
To the north there will be some cloud and showers for the Baltic States. More showers across Finland too. Sweden should be dry with sunny spells in the south. Hazy sunshine in Denmark and dry here. Cloud and some sleet and snow reaching the west of Norway through the day.