Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 16th October 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Lots of sunshine through central Europe, showers in the eastern Mediterranean

Sunday
A fine day for Iberia with Spain and Portugal enjoying sunshine throughout the day. More sunshine to come through France and remaining dry here. This dry weather extends into the Low Countries and Germany as well as Denmark and the south of Norway and Sweden.
Low pressure in the eastern Mediterranean will be bringing more unsettled conditions to Greece and Turkey with some windy weather here. Bulgaria and Romania will have some showers in the east, but the west should be dry.
Some broken cloud through Finland and the Baltic States. Cloud may affect northern Norway and northern Sweden, whilst the south of both countries should be dry with sunny spells.

Monday
A fair day across Spain and Portugal with lots of sunshine. Staying fine through France too, although some morning mist and fog patches here. Similar conditions through the Low Countries and Germany as well as Switzerland and Austria as well as Hungary with lots of sunshine.
Through the Balearics it will be dry with good spells of sunshine and most of Italy will be dry too with more sunshine here throughout the day. Low pressure brings showers and more unsettled weather into eastern Greece and Turkey as well as Cyprus and Crete. Some showers and strong winds in eastern Bulgaria and Romania, but drier to the west.
To the north there will be cloud and outbreaks of rain affecting western Norway and Denmark. Sweden will be dry with sunny spells and it should be staying fair through the Baltic States and Finland too.