Issued: 0530hrs Monday 3 November 2014
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Showers across the eastern Mediterranean

Today
A cloudy day across Portugal with outbreaks of rain. Fair and dry across most of Spain. Outbreaks of rain are forecast across much of France with showers across Belgium, Holland and Denmark. It remains dry with sunny spells from Germany eastward through Poland and the Baltic States. Fine and dry as well across the Adriatic Region and most of the Balkans A few showers to come today from Sicily eastward to Crete. It should be mainly dry across Turkey and Italy with lots of sunshine. Dry and sunny across Hungary, Romania, The Ukraine and western Russia. Rain is forecast across Norway and Sweden with a few wintry showers across Finland.

Tuesday
Very windy in the western Mediterranean today with westerly gales through the Straits of Gibraltar. An area of heavy rain will affect Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Holland, western parts of Germany into central and southern France and across eastern Spain. A few showers to come across England, northern France and Portugal. Cold across Norway with snow. Cloudy but a dry day across eastern parts of Germany. Rain is forecast across Switzerland with snow on the high elevations. Much of Italy, The Adriatic Region and the Balkans will be dry with sunny spells. Mostly sunny and dry as well across Romania, The Ukraine, Belarus, The Baltic States and western Russia. Heavy showers are expected around the Balearics.