Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 7th August 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Another fine and sunny day for southern Europe, but cloud and rain to the north

Sunday
There could be some cloud affecting the western coasts of Portugal on Sunday. Through most of the rest of Portugal and Spain there will be lots of sunshine and it should be dry too. Staying dry and sunny through the Balearic's and Italy, and this sunshine extending into Turkey and Greece too.
Across central Europe there will be some sunshine through France, although this hazy in the south. More sunshine in the Low Countries and Germany as well as Switzerland. Some rain in central and eastern Poland, breezy here too. Some showers and rain over Austria and Hungary.
Low pressure brings cloud and some showers through France. Southern parts of Norway and Sweden will be cloudy with some outbreaks of rain. There will be cloud and rain through Finland and this extends through the Baltic States too. The north of Sweden and Norway should stay dry with sunny spells.

Monday
Sunny spells and showers affecting northern Spain, but for the rest of Portugal and Spain the weather should be dry with lots of sunshine. This sunshine lasts through the Mediterranean, extending through the Balearic's, Italy, Greece and Turkey.
Fair weather in France with good spells of sunshine here. Heavy showers and strong winds across the Low Countries and northern Germany, with a further area of showers affecting eastern Poland, Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
Low pressure across Scandinavia brings an unsettled day here. There will be sunny spells and heavy showers across Denmark. Further showers affecting Sweden and the Baltic States, although rain passes east through Finland, followed by showers. Norway should be fairly cloudy with some rain in northern and western areas.