Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 30th October 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cloud over northern Europe with some rain, but morning fog clearing to sunshine in central areas

Sunday
Cloud and some showers over southeastern Spain today, with some showers through the Balearics too. A fair day over Spain and Portugal with plenty of sunshine throughout the day. There will be some morning mist and fog patches through France and the Low Countries as well as Germany. These clearing to leave lots of sunshine. More morning fog in Switzerland and Austria as well as Hungary, this lifting to sunny spells.
A fair day over the far east of the Mediterranean with more sunshine to come here through the day. Turkey and Greece enjoying the sun, although there may be some morning mist and fog before the sun comes through over Bulgaria and Romania.
To the north Norway and Sweden as well as Denmark will have cloud and some outbreaks of rain. Fronts will be pushing eastwards taking the rain with them. Heavy periods of rain and windy in Finland.

Monday
A fair day across Spain and Portugal with good spells of sunshine here. Morning mist and fog is likely to be widespread through much of central Europe. This affecting France, Switzerland, the Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland and western Russia. The fog clearing to leave good spells of sunshine.
To the north there will be some cloud through Norway with drizzle here. Better for eastern Denmark and eastern Sweden where there will be sunny spells and it should stay dry. The Baltic States having a brisk breeze with a few showers.
To the south the Mediterranean looks set to stay mainly fair with lots of sunshine. Italy will be fair with lots of sunshine, and it should stay dry and sunny through Greece as well. Turkey is going to have a dry day with sunny spells here, this sunshine extending to Bulgaria and Romania once fog patches clear.