Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 13th March 2011
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Staying cold and snowy across Scandinavia

Today
Rain is expected across Britain today and this area of rain extends across Portugal, western Spain and across France. Heavy rain too to come across Italy today with light rain across Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark. Outbreaks of snow will affect Norway, northern Sweden and Finland with heavy snow across Russia and light rain across the Baltic States. Dry with sunny spells across the Ukraine, Romania, the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Fair and dry as well across Poland. Cloudy but dry across Germany with heavy snow across the Alps.

Monday
An area of rain moves into England and this extends down into the far west of France and across Spain and Portugal. Mainly dry across the Balearics. Much of France looks dry today with sunnier spells and dry as well across Belgium, Holland and Denmark. A cloudy day for Germany with some light rain about. Some snow to come across parts of Norway and Sweden but this dies out during the afternoon. More heavy snow is forecast for Finland and Russia today with sub zero temperatures. Cloudy, cold but dry today across Poland, The Baltic States and the Ukraine. Dry and sunnier for Romania, Hungry, the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Showers are forecast for northern Italy with the south dry. A few snow showers will be over the Alps.