Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 14th October 2014
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling
Showers for many, some mist and fog in central Europe
Tuesday
Chilly with light rain clearing Britain. Mostly cloudy across Belgium and Holland with some patchy rain. An area of rain will affect Denmark, eastern parts of Germany, western parts of Poland and Austria. Most of France should be fair and dry while heavy rain is expected across Spain with showers for the Balearics. Most of Portugal should be largely cloudy but dry. A few sharp showers develop across Italy but overall dry across the country.
It will remain fair and dry across the Adriatic Region and most of the Balkans States. Scattered showers are expected across central eastern parts of Turkey but overall a dry day with sunny spells. Lots of dry and sunny weather is expected across Bulgaria, Romania, the Ukraine up through Belarus. Some light rain to come across the Baltic States with most of western Russia generally, dry. Expect a sunny day expected across Norway with outbreaks of rain across the northern half of Sweden, south should be largely dry. Most of Finland should also be dry except for a few scattered showers in the far south.
Wednesday
Cloud and rain affecting the north of Spain through today. There will be cloud in central and eastern Spain too, but it should be drier here. Fair through the central Mediterranean and much of Italy, although some cloud and patchy rain in northern Italy. Greece and Turkey should be mostly dry, although some showers in eastern Turkey.
Cloud and rain in western and northern France. Brighter in eastern France with soe showers in the Low Countries. Mainly fair for Germany and most of Poland, although some showers on northern coasts. For Austria, Hungary and Switzerland there will be dry conditions, although morning mist and fog.
Cloud and rain in Denmark, with further rain and cloud affecting the Baltic States. Fair and dry for Norway and Sweden with good spells of sunshine here. Staying fair through Finland with more sunshine here.