Issued: 0530hrs Monday 12 January 2015
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski
Snow Eastern Europe
Today
Wet and windy across Britain with rain extending across the far north of France, The Low Countries into Germany and Poland with snow for eastern parts of Poland. Much of France should be fine and dry. Outbreaks of snow to come across Norway and Sweden with Finland dry. Outbreaks of snow are expected to persist across Russia, The Baltic States into Belarus, the Ukraine and Romania. A dry day with sunnier spells across the Adriatic Region and Austria. Heavy showers will affect Greece and the eastern Mediterranean with rain and snow across western Turkey. Dry across eastern parts of Turkey. A better day to come across Italy with sunny spells. Fine as well across the Balearics into Spain and Portugal with good sunny spells. Gale force south westerly winds will affect northern Europe. Strong cyclonic winds will affect the eastern Mediterranean with a strong east wind through the Straits of Gibraltar.
Tuesday
Strong south west winds persists across northern Europe and it also remains windy across the eastern Mediterranean. An area of heavy rain lies from The Baltic States into northern parts of Poland, Germany, France and Spain>. Most of Spain along with central and southern parts of France, Germany and Poland will be dry. A wet and windy day to come across Belgium and Holland with a few showers across Denmark. Rain is expected for southern Sweden with outbreaks of snow expected across Norway, northern Sweden, Finland and Russia. Lots of dry weather to come across the Adriatic Region and also the Balkans. Most of Turkey should be dry while heavy showers and rain is forecast in the eastern Mediterranean. A fine day with plenty of sunshine across Italy and the Alpine Region.