Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 9 October 2014
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Rain across France and Spain

Today
Cool with showers across Britain into northern France and across Belgium, Holland and Denmark. An area of more persistent rain will lie across Norway, Sweden into northern and western parts of Germany and across into central parts of France and through Spain and Portugal. The rain will be heavy in places, but eastern parts of Spain and southern parts of France should stay dry. A dry day across the Balearics eastward across Sardinia, Italy, the Adriatic Region and most of Greece and Turkey with sunny spells. Another area of rain is expected to affect northern parts of Russia and the Baltic States. High pressure will give eastern parts of Germany, Poland, Belarus, the Ukraine and southern Russia. Expect a fair, dry day as well cross Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria.

Friday
Still a few showers to come across England with sunny spells. Largely dry across northern France, Belgium and Holland but rather cloudy. Spells of rain are expected across southern France into central parts of Spain with a dry day across Portugal. Spells of rain are forecast for Norway and Sweden and this will be heavy across Finland, the Baltic States and northern Russia. Lots of dry weather to come across Eastern Europe as high pressure dominates. It should be dry across the Ukraine, Belarus, most of Poland, most of Germany and also across the Adriatic Region and the Balkans as well as Turkey. Lots of fine, dry, sunny weather is expected across most of Italy except for a few showers in the far north.