Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 29th November 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Rain through northern parts of Europe, but fair to the south
Wednesday
High pressure through Iberia bringing dry weather with plenty of sunshine. This sunshine extends into the central Mediterranean, through Italy and into Greece and Turkey.
Some cloud through central parts of France, with sunshine to the north and south of this area of cloud. Austria, Switzerland and Hungary will be rather cloudy but it should be dry. The Low Countries and Germany as well as Switzerland should be dry with sunny spells.
Very windy through Scandinavia with showers in the west. Inland it should be drier with sunny spells. Through the Baltic it will be dry with some sunny spells, although rain will be passing through the Baltic States and Finland.
Thursday
It is going to be a fine day through Iberia with good spells of sunshine. Staying fine into the Mediterranean too with more sunshine across the Balearics and into Italy. Greece and Turkey will have a fine day with more sunshine and dry weather here throughout.
Fair for the south of France, Switzerland, Hungary and Austria with good spells of sunshine. Central and northern France will have more cloud and some outbreaks of rain, this affecting the Low Countries and northern parts of Germany where it will also be windy. Breezy for Poland with the chance of some drizzle later.
Cloud and rain moving into Denmark and the west of Norway, some of it heavy. Windy with showers through Sweden. The Baltic States and Finland should be dry, although rather breezy.