Issued: 0530hrs Friday 5th August 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Hot and sunny weather continues for much of Europe

Friday
The Mediterranean is going to see lots of sunshine throughout Friday. It is going to be hot too. Greece may see more in the way of cloud with the chance of a heavy shower, and these will be continuing over the mountains of Turkey too.
Central parts of Europe will have some showers, most of southern France, the Low Countries and Germany where a few could be heavy. Fair weather follows to the west bringing sunny spells here. Switzerland and Austria may have an odd shower later, but Austria should be dry with good spells of sunshine.
Cloud and rain across southern parts of Norway and Sweden, as well as Denmark. Central and northern areas of these countries are likely to be drier, although there will be a shower from time to time. Dry for the Baltic States and most of Finland.

Saturday
Rain affecting the north of Spain and western France on Saturday. central and southern Spain, as well as Portugal should be fine with good spells of sunshine. More sunshine across central and eastern parts of the Mediterranean; Italy, Greece and Turkey all enjoying hot summer days with lots of sun.
Central and northern France will be cloudier with some outbreaks of rain here. The Low Countries and Germany will be fair with more sunny spells. Heavy showers across eastern Poland, some of these affecting Hungary. Austria and Switzerland should be fair with lots of sunshine and warm here.
Low pressure over Scandinavia brings some showers to Norway and Sweden. Denmark should be mainly dry with sunny spells. Some showers moving through the Baltic States, with hazy sunshine and dry weather in Finland.