Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 13th July 2011
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski
Summery across the Mediterrean
Today
Expect showers across parts of England today. A wet day is expected across Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Germany and across France with heavy spells of rain and heavy showers. Much of Norway and Sweden looks fair and dry with sunny spells with any showers in the north. More in way of showers to come across Finland today. High pressure will give much of Russia, The Baltic States, Belarus and Poland a fine summery day with sunny spells. Hot across Russia today. A few showers will develop across central parts of the Ukraine but overall a dry, hot day there. Lots of very warm sunshine will also be found across the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Hot, sunny and dry across Italy, Spain and Portugal today. There is a risk of a few showers around the Balearics today but mainly dry.
Thursday
Mostly a dry day across England today. A few showers will affect central parts of France with much of the country dry and warm. An area oh heavy rain is expected across Belgium, Holland into Denmark, northern parts of Germany into southern parts of Sweden and across into the Baltic Sea brushing northern Poland and western coasts of the Baltic States. Much of Germany, Poland and the Baltic States looks dry. Dry too across Belarus, much of Finland, Russia and the Ukraine with lots of hot sunshine. The weather remains sunny and hot across the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Turkey and across into Italy. Sunny and hot as well across Portugal and Spain with some heavy showers expected across Switzerland and Austria.