Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 4th October 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
A fine day through central and southern Europe, but breezy with showers over much of the north
Tuesday
High pressure brings another fine day across Spain and Portugal. This sunshine extends into the Mediterranean giving more sunshine across the Balearics and into Italy. Further dry and sunny weather for Greece and Turkey.
More sunshine and dry weather in France, Switzerland and Austria as well as Germany and Poland. There will be some cloud affecting the coasts of the Low Countries and northern Germany. Fair for western parts of Russia with plenty of sunshine in Bulgaria and Romania.
A rather more unsettled pattern of weather across northern Europe. There will be wind and some showers through the UK. This cooler and showery weather extending into Sweden where it will be windy too. Further cloud and some outbreaks of rain through Finland and the Baltic States.
Wednesday
Another fair day through Portugal and Spain on Wednesday. There will be good spells of sunshine here and it should be dry too. More sunshine to come across France, this extending through Switzerland and Austria as well as Hungary. Northern parts of Germany and Poland will be cloudier with some spots of rain or drizzle.
Through the Mediterranean skies are likely to be clear with plenty of sunshine. The Balearics will have a fair day, and this sunshine extends through Italy. Greece will be fine too with more sunshine here. It should be staying dry and sunny for Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania.
Further north conditions are going to be more unsettled and breezier. There will be brisk winds and some showers on the west coasts of Denmark and Norway. Sweden should be fair too with some sunshine here. The Baltic States and Finland will be fair with sunny spells overall, although an odd shower could affect western coasts.