Issued: 0530hrs Monday 25th July 2011
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Fine across Greece, Turkey

Today
An area of rain comes into western parts of England with a day of sunshine and showers expected across France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark and into Sweden. Across Sweden these look quite heavy. Rain is forecast across Germany into Norway. Another area of widespread showers is expected across Poland into Hungry, the former Yugoslavia into southern Italy. Dry and sunnier for northern parts of Italy and sunny and warm weather continues across Bulgaria into Romania, Greece and Turkey. Lots of very warm sunshine as well across Finland, Russia, The Baltic States into Belarus and the Ukraine. Very warm and sunny across the Balearics into Spain and Portugal.

Tuesday
Fine and dry today across England but rain will affect western France with showers in the east, sunny and dry in the south. Rain is expected across Belgium, Holland and The Netherlands with showers for western Germany across the Alps into Italy and these may be thundery. Showers too for the former Yugoslavia across into Romania, the Ukraine into eastern Poland and the Baltic States. Eastern Germany and western Poland will be dry and sunny. Very showery across Norway and Sweden today with fewer showers for Finland and sunnier. Hot and sunny weather today across Russia with showers across Hungry. Lots of very warm sunshine across Greece and Turkey today. Warm across Spain and Portugal, Sunny here but a few showers for north east Spain.