Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 14th August 2011
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Summery across the Mediterranean

Today
More rain to come across northern France, sunny and warm in the south. Rain too is expected across Belgium, Holland into Denmark and western Germany. Dry across eastern Germany into western Poland with sunny spells. More heavy showers will affect eastern parts of Poland and the Baltic States. Some rain too across Norway with a few showers and sunny spells for Sweden. Lots of sunshine is expected across Finland into Russia and very warm as well. This fine weather extends south across the Ukraine, into the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Hot and sunny across Spain and Portugal and the Balearics today with sunny spells and just a few showers scattered across Italy.

Monday
Mostly dry and sunnier across England today and a better day across northern France with sunny spells Fine in the far south of France as well. Expect sunshine and showers for Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Germany into Norway and Sweden. Heavy, thundery showers will affect the Alps and Switzerland with persistent rain across Hungry and Austria. A number of heavy showers are forecast for western Poland, The Baltic States into Belarus and the Ukraine. Sunny and dry for eastern Poland and south across Romania, the former Yugoslavia into Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Lots of summery sunshine is expected across Italy, into Corsica, Sardinia, the Balearics across into Spain and Portugal.