Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 10th May 2014
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Sunny in southern Europe but more rain to the north
Saturday
A fine day in Spain and Portugal and feeling very warm in the south. Fair weather with sunshine across the Balearics and Italy. Greece should be fine too with more sunshine here whilst a few showers and cloud affect western Turkey.
Cloud and rain will be in northern and western France, this rain spreading into the Low Countries. A few showers for northern Germany and Poland. Showers too for Austria and Hungary but largely dry in Switzerland.
Mainly dry for Denmark with sunny spells here. Cloud and some showers in the Baltic States, some scattered heavy showers for Finland. More cloud and some showers in the south of Sweden, fair in the north. Sunny spells and some showers forming in Norway.
Sunday
Plenty of sunshine through Portugal and Spain today, although there is the risk of a shower in eastern Spain later. More sunshine and breezy in France, but some showers to the north and west. Showers affecting northern Italy, but dry and sunny for most of Italy. Greece should be fine with good spells of sunshine here, and some heavy showers in Turkey.
Rain and strong winds for the Low Countries and northern Germany, but southern Germany and Switzerland should be dry. More rain affecting Denmark and the south of Norway and Sweden. Dry with sunshine in northern Norway and northern Sweden.