Issued: 0530hrs Friday 12th August 2011
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Fine across the Mediterranean

Today
Expect showers across Britain today with rain into the Low Countries and across the far north of France. Fine and sunny across central and southern parts of France today and this fine, warm weather extends down across into Italy. Plenty of heavy showers with scattered thunderstorms across Germany, Poland, Belarus and the Baltic States. Hot and dry across Russia, The Ukraine into Romania, the former Yugoslavia Hungry and Bulgaria. Very warm and sunny as well into Greece and Turkey. Just a few late showers across parts of Spain but overall sunny, hot and dry across Spain and Portugal across into the Balearics. Fine across Norway, Sweden and Finland with sunny spells.

Saturday
Heavy rain is expected across northern France into south eastern parts of England with heavy showers for central France, Belgium and Holland while heavy rain is likely across Denmark. Sunny and hot across Portugal, Spain, the Balearics into the south of France and Italy. Heavy showers to come across Norway and Sweden today. Sunny and dry across Finland, the Baltic States and Russia. Some heavy showers will affect eastern Poland and The Ukraine. Hot, dry and sunny weather will prevail across the former Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.A fine day to come across Germany with sunny spells and fine across Austria and Switzerland.