Issued: 0530hrs Friday 16th December 2011
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

A cold day with showers for many, strong winds across Scandinavia

Saturday
Some cloud and a few showers affecting the south of Spain today. For the rest of Iberia the day will be chilly but bright. There will be sunny spells, just a few showers on northern coasts. France has a day of sunny spells and cool weather with some showers in the north. Staying cold through the Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland with the risk of wintry showers.
Chilly too in the central Mediterranean with a mix of sunshine and showers for Italy. More showers affecting Greece and Turkey, a few of them on the heavy side. Breezy and wet in Bulgaria and Romania with a risk of rain turning to snow.
A windy day to come in the Baltic States with rain and snow here. Breezy in Finland with some wintry conditions here. Sweden will be windy with a threat of snow in the south but Norway should be drier, but still cold.

Sunday
A fair day through Spain and Portugal with good spells of sunshine and dry weather. There will be showers affecting northern France but the south should be dry. A cold day through the Low Countries and Germany, with windy weather through Poland.
Heavy showers through central parts of the Mediterranean with heavy showers in Italy. There will be some showers in Greece, with some rain or showers into western Turkey. Bulgaria and Romania will have a few showers, but some sunny spells too.
To the north low pressure will bring strong winds and unsettled weather through Finland and the Baltic States. There will be rain and snow, some of it heavy. Windy with a mix of sunshine and wintry showers through Sweden and Norway.