Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 13th November 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair through central and southern areas, rain in the west

Sunday
High pressure over eastern Europe brings plenty of fine conditions here. Much of western Russia, Finland and the Baltic States will be chilly and dry, although morning fog could be a problem. More fair weather over southern Norway and Sweden.
The dry and fair weather spread through Germany and Poland, as well as Austria and Switzerland. here it will be dry with some sunny spells. Staying fair and mild over France will with more sunshine here.
Some cloud and rain affects the west of Portugal and it will be windy here. Into Spain it should be dry with sunny spells, and the dry fine weather spreads across the Mediterranean into Italy. Western Greece will be fair, but cloud and rain will affect the Aegean coasts and much of Turkey too.

Monday
Some rain to come across Portugal and western parts of Spain through Monday. Most of the rest of Spain will be dry with good spells of sunshine. More sunshine through the Mediterranean extending into Italy and western Greece. A significant area of low pressure in the eastern Mediterranean bringing rain to eastern Greece and Turkey.
Across central Europe conditions should be fair. There will be sunny spells and it should be breezy over France. The Low Countries and Germany will be dry with good spells of sunshine to come here, and it should remain fair through Poland as well. Sunny spells and dry weather in Switzerland and Austria.
A fine day to come through Denmark and most of Norway. Sunny spells and dry weather in the Baltic States, with a few showers in Finland. fair through Sweden with sunny spells here.