Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 4, October 2014
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Warmest across Southern Iberia

Today
Today the warmest weather likely to be across southern parts of Portugal, Spain, southwest France into Italy. The coolest temperatures will be across eastern Europe. Outbreaks of heavy rain will stretch from England into north western parts of France into north west Spain. Most of Spain and Portugal should be dry with sunny spells as will the rest of France. Dry as well across Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Germany and Poland with sunny spells. Outbreaks of rain are forecast across Norway, but largely dry across Sweden and Finland. Some light rain expected across the Baltic States. Most of Russia, Belarus, the Ukraine and Romania should be dry. Some light rain is expected across the Adriatic Region into northern parts of Greece. Southern Greece should generally be dry. Heavy showers and thunderstorms are expected across the southern half of Italy, into the central Mediterranean and Sicily with northern Italy, dry. One or two showers to come around Crete. Most of Turkey and Bulgaria should be mostly sunny and dry. Largely dry across the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary.

Sunday
A better day to come across England with sunny spells. Fine and dry across northern France with rain in the south. Morning rain clears to sunny spells across Belgium and Holland. Outbreaks of rain will affect Denmark and western parts of Germany with heavy rain and showers across the Alps. Eastern parts of Germany along with the Czech Republic, Austria, Poland, the Baltic States, Belarus, the Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria should have a dry day with sunny spells. Further heavy, thundery showers are expected across southern half of Italy with heavy rain possible across Greece. Another dry day to come for most of Turkey. Cloudy with rain across Norway and the northern half Sweden today. A dry day with sunny spells across southern Sweden and Finland. Most of western Russia should be dry. Mostly sunny and dry across much of Portugal and Spain, although a few heavy showers may affect eastern Spain and the Balearics.