Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 10th July 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Cloud and showery rain in northern arts of Europe, but fine and sunny for most
Sunday
Just a few showers to come across England today with sunny spells. More in the way heavy showers are forecast for northern and central France into western parts of Germany and across the Alpine Region into Hungry and Poland.
Fine, sunny and warm across the south of France. Just a few showers across the north of Spain otherwise sunny, dry and hot. Fine, sunny weather will extend from Spain across the Balearic's into Italy. Lots of warm sunshine across the former Yugoslavia into Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey, Romania and The Ukraine.
Mostly sunny and dry across the Baltic States, Belarus into Finland. Hot but showery across Russia with heavy thunderstorms and heavy showers. Plenty of heavy showers too to come across Norway and Sweden. Mainly dry for Belgium and Holland with sunshine and showers across Denmark.
Monday
Some cloud for the coasts of Portugal today, perhaps giving some early drizzle in the west. For most of the rest of Spain and Portugal the day will be fine and dry with plenty of sunshine. Staying dry and sunny across France with sunshine here. Some showers through Germany and Poland, these extending through Hungary and Switzerland.
Italy and Greece will have a fine and very warm day with plenty of sunshine. There could be a few showers over the central mountains of Turkey, but it should be dry for most. Staying dry and sunny into Bulgaria and Romania.
A more unsettled day to the north with some cloud and showery rain in Finland, this extending through the Baltic States. Showers in the far south of Sweden, but drier through central and northern areas. Heavy showers in Denmark and further showers or rain with cloud in Norway.