Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 30th March 2011
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Wet across western Europe

Today
A wet day to come across France and England with spells of heavy rain. Fine across Belgium, Holland and Germany with some sunshine. Some rain may edge into Denmark late in the afternoon. Lots of sunshine but cold across Norway and Sweden with snow expected across Finland and this will be very heavy across Russia and The Baltic States. Dry across Belarus, Poland, the Ukraine, Austria, Hungry and into the former Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey while some rain is expected across Romania. Rather cloudy across Italy with light showers. Some heavy showers will develop across the western Mediterranean but dry and sunny for Portugal and Spain.

Thursday
Windy with more rain to come across the United Kingdom and this rain extends across into France, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Sweden and Germany. This rain will be heavy. Colder across northern Sweden, Norway and Finland with snow. More snow too across Russia today but dry in the west. High pressure will give the Baltic States, Belarus, Poland, The Ukraine, Romania, Hungry, the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria a fine, dry with sunny spells. Some heavy showers will affect Greece today but dry in the main across Turkey. Fair and dry as well across Italy. Warmer across Spain and Portugal today with highs into the mid twenties.