Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 10th March 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Staying unsettled across Iberia, but the eastern Mediterranean looks better
Thursday
Showers affecting the south of Spain again through today bringing the threat of some more persistent periods of rain at times. Across central and northern Iberia conditions should be drier and brighter with good sunny spells. The sunshine persists over most of central and southern France, although broken cloud affects the north. Windy weather with showery periods of rain through the Low Countries and across northern Germany and Poland. More southern areas should be drier.
High pressure brings a fine day to Italy with lots of sunshine to come here. There will be more sunshine for Greece. Turkey will be cold with a few showers in the east, although southern and western areas should be dry.
A breezy and cloudy day over the Baltic States. The cloud and drizzle affecting Finland as well, where it will be windy. Staying cloudy and wet across southern Norway and Sweden as well as across Denmark, the rain heavy at times and combined with strong winds.
Friday
An unsettled day again across the south of Iberia, periods of rain here and cloudy too. Northern Spain should be better with some sunny spells. It remains fair for much of France too, although cloud and drizzle will be affecting northern areas. A fair day across the Low Countries and much of Germany, although there will be some cloud and drizzle to the south.
High pressure across Italy looks set to bring another fine day here. There will be more sunshine throughout the day and it should be warm as well.Staying fine and warm across Greece and Turkey. The sunshine extending through Bulgaria and Romania.
To the north there will be more unsettled conditions. Rain affects much of Finland and the Baltic States, this turning to snow. There will be showers across Sweden and Norway as well as Denmark, and these may well be wintry at times. Windy through Scandinavia too.