Weather Online - European Summary

[Summer Sun]

Heavy snow

Heavy rain across Greece

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 2nd March 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Settled for western Europe

Today

Gust cyclonic winds will affect the central Mediterranean Region today with heavy rain from Sardinia to Italy. Gale force easterly winds will be blowing through the Straits of Gibraltar. Settled with lots of dry weather today from Britain into France, Belgium, Holland and into Germany and western Poland. An area of snow will affect an area form eastern Poland into Belarus, The Ukraine and southern Russia. A dry day across The Alps into Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungry and the former Yugoslavia into Greece and Turkey. Fair and dry across Spain and Portugal today. Heavy snow and gales is expected across northern parts of Norway and Sweden with the south dry. A windy but dry day across Finland as snow moves in for the evening.

Sunday

Cloudy with rain into Portugal and Spain today but dry across the Balearics. Fair and dry across Britain into France, Belgium, The Netherlands into Germany and Poland today. Cold, windy but dry and sunny across Norway and Sweden today. An area of heavy snow is forecast across Finland, Russia, The Baltic States and Belarus. Dry across the Ukraine, Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungry and the former Yugoslavia. A wet day with heavy rain across Greece. Most of Turkey looks fair and dry. Lots of sunshine today across Italy into Sardinia and Corsica. Fine as well with sunny skies across Switzerland and Austria. Very windy across eastern parts of Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.

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[Summer Sun]

Settled across Much of Europe

Rain across Spain

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 3rd March 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Very Windy in the Mediterranean

Today

Cloudy with rain into Portugal and Spain today but dry across the Balearics. Fair and dry across Britain into France, Belgium, The Netherlands into Germany and Poland today. Cold, windy but dry and sunny across Norway and Sweden today. An area of heavy snow is forecast across Finland, Russia, The Baltic States and Belarus. Dry across the Ukraine, Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungry and the former Yugoslavia. A wet day with heavy rain across Greece. Most of Turkey looks fair and dry. Lots of sunshine today across Italy into Sardinia and Corsica. Fine as well with sunny skies across Switzerland and Austria. Very windy across eastern parts of Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.

Monday

Expect strong winds in the western and central parts of the Mediterranean today with gales from the east in the Straits of Gibraltar. An area of high pressure is expected to dominate much of Europe. This will give plenty of dry weather from the United Kingdom down through France and eastward through the Low Countries, Germany, Poland into Belarus. This fine weather will also extend down across the Czech Republic, the Ukraine, Hungary, across the former Yugoslavia into Bulgaria, Greece and the western part of Turkey. Eastern Turkey will be cold and windy with outbreaks of rain and snow. An area of snow is also forecast across northern parts of Norway and Sweden and across most of Finland into the Baltic States. Southern parts of Russia will have outbreaks of snow with the north dry. Cloudy and wet across Iberia today with outbreaks of rain across Portugal and Spain. Dry from the Balearics across into Corsica, Sardinia into Italy with sunny spells. A better day across eastern Mediterranean. Here it will be dry and mostly sunny with winds.

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[Summer Sun]

Dry across much of Europe

Windy in Mediterranean

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 4th March 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Rain across Iberia, windy

Today

Expect strong winds in the western and central parts of the Mediterranean today with gales from the east in the Straits of Gibraltar. An area of high pressure is expected to dominate much of Europe. This will give plenty of dry weather from the United Kingdom down through France and eastward through the Low Countries, Germany, Poland into Belarus. This fine weather will also extend down across the Czech Republic, the Ukraine, Hungary, across the former Yugoslavia into Bulgaria, Greece and the western part of Turkey. Eastern Turkey will be cold and windy with outbreaks of rain and snow. An area of snow is also forecast across northern parts of Norway and Sweden and across most of Finland into the Baltic States. Southern parts of Russia will have outbreaks of snow with the north dry. Cloudy and wet across Iberia today with outbreaks of rain across Portugal and Spain. Dry from the Balearics across into Corsica, Sardinia into Italy with sunny spells. A better day across eastern Mediterranean. Here it will be dry and mostly sunny with winds.

Tuesday

A very wet day across Portugal, Spain, southern France and across into Corsica and Sardinia. Strong gales are expected through the central Mediterranean into southern France. Continued dry and milder across England, northern France into Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Germany. Dry as well eastward into Poland, Belarus, The Ukraine, Hungry, the Czech Republic, Austria, the former Yugoslavia into Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and western Turkey. Fine across Italy today. Eastern Turkey will be cold and windy with snow and snow showers. Cold but dry across Norway and Sweden. Heavy snow is expected across Finland and Russia and the Baltic States.

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Edited March 4, 2013 by Gavin.

[Summer Sun]

Stormy in the Mediterranean

Settled for Much of Europe

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 5th of March 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Windy with Heavy Rain across Spain

Today

A very wet day across Portugal, Spain, southern France and across into Corsica and Sardinia. Strong gales are expected through the central Mediterranean into southern France. Continued dry and milder across England, northern France into Belgium, Holland, Denmark and Germany. Dry as well eastward into Poland, Belarus, The Ukraine, Hungry, the Czech Republic, Austria, the former Yugoslavia into Bulgaria, Romania, Greece and western Turkey. Fine across Italy today. Eastern Turkey will be cold and windy with snow and snow showers. Cold but dry across Norway and Sweden. Heavy now is expected across Finland and Russia and the Baltic States.

Wednesday

It remains very unsettled and rather stormy in the Mediterranean today with very strong gales affecting the area just west of Italy across into Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia with strong westerly winds blowing through the Straits of Gibraltar. Further spells of rain are likely across Portugal and Spain and across into the southern half of France, across the Balearics with also very heavy pulse of rain expected to spread into Italy. Some light rain to come across England today. Mainly dry across northern France into Belgium, Holland and Denmark and northward into Norway and Sweden. Heavy snow is likely across the far north of Sweden and across northern parts of Finland with southern Finland. Mostly cloudy, cold but dry. High pressure will again give a large part of central and eastern Europe. A dry day and this dry weather will extend from Germany eastward across into Poland, the Ukraine and down across Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. Heavy snow is forecast across Russia today. Cloudy across much of Greece and the former Yugoslavia with a few spots of rain. Fair and dry across Hungary and the Czech Republic.

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[Summer Sun]

Wet across Spain

Unsettled across Europe

Issued: 0530hrs Friday March 8th 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Windy throughout the Mediterranean

Today

A cold day with sub zero maximum temperatures across Scandinavia, the Baltic States, Belarus and Russia. A wet day to come with outbreaks of rain across the United Kingdom, France and Portugal and Spain. Eastern parts of Spain, though may be dry and dry across into the Balearics with sunny spells. Another area of rain will affect most of Italy and the former Yugoslavia with scattered showers expected across Greece today. Cold across Turkey with a mixture of light rain and snow with some rain across Bulgaria. Most of Romania will be fair and dry with an area of rain and snow expected across the Ukraine into Poland. Cloudy with outbreaks of light rain across the Czech Republic and Hungary. Northern parts of Germany will have a mixture of rain and snow with the south mainly dry. Mostly cloudy and windy but dry across Belgium and Holland with the risk of some light snow across Denmark. Cold but dry with sunny spells across much of Norway and Sweden. We expect outbreaks of snow across Finland, the Baltic States, and eastern parts of Russia. Strong easterly gales will affect the North Sea with strong westerly winds in the western part of the Mediterranean today.

Saturday

Further outbreaks of rain are expected across England and much of France today with rain also expected to be heavy across Belgium and Holland. Drier across Spain and Portugal but with plenty of showers, though few in the east. Continued dry across the Balearics with sunny spells extending across Corsica and Sardinia. A drier day to come as well across most of Italy with sunny spells. An area of rain expected from the Czech Republic, down through the former Yugoslavia into Greece. Largely dry across Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Just a few showers are forecast across western parts of Turkey with eastern areas fair and dry. Continued cold across Scandinavia today with a few showers around western coasts of Norway, otherwise dry with sunny spells across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Most of Russia should be cold but dry. An area. Snow is expected to extend from northern parts of Germany into southern parts of Poland and across into the Ukraine were will be heavy. Mainly dry and cold across the Baltic States and Belarus. Gales are likely to persist across the North Sea. Quite a windy day is expected throughout the Mediterranean region.

http://www.weatheron...us&DAY=20130308

Edited March 8, 2013 by Gavin.

[Summer Sun]

Very Cold in the East

Heavy, Thundery Showers Spain

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday March 9th 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Cold but Settled across Scandinavia

Today

Further outbreaks of rain are expected across England and much of France today with rain also expected to be heavy across Belgium and Holland. Drier across Spain and Portugal but with plenty of showers, though few in the east. Continued dry across the Balearics with sunny spells extending across Corsica and Sardinia. A drier day to come as well across most of Italy with sunny spells. An area of rain expected from the Czech Republic, down through the former Yugoslavia into Greece. Largely dry across Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. Just a few showers are forecast across western parts of Turkey with eastern areas fair and dry. Continued cold across Scandinavia today with a few showers around western coasts of Norway, otherwise dry with sunny spells across Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Most of Russia should be cold but dry. An area. Snow is expected to extend from northern parts of Germany into southern parts of Poland and across into the Ukraine were will be heavy. Mainly dry and cold across the Baltic States and Belarus. Gales are likely to persist across the North Sea. Quite a windy day is expected throughout the Mediterranean region.

Sunday

Unsettled across Spain and Portugal with frequent and heavy showers with the risk of thunder. Still quite windy across the Mediterranean region today, but fairly settled and dry. Apart from some light rain across the far north of France, much of France should be mainly dry apart from the odd shower. Northern parts of Italy will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and showers with dry weather mainly in the south. Cloudy across Belgium and Holland with a few showers. An area of snow is forecast across Denmark into Poland and northern parts of the Ukraine into Russia. Largely dry and cold across Norway, Sweden and Finland. Cold and windy across the Baltic States into Belarus with temperatures below freezing. An area of rain is expected across Austria. Eastward into the Czech Republic, Hungary, southern parts of the Ukraine and into Romania. Few showers to come across the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Most of Greece and Turkey should be fair and dry with sunny spells.

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[Summer Sun]

Wet & windy south

Colder north

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 10th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cold through northern Europe but wet and windy to the south

Sunday

Unsettled across Spain and Portugal with frequent and heavy showers with the risk of thunder. Still quite windy across the Mediterranean region today, but fairly settled and dry. Apart from some light rain across the far north of France, much of France should be mainly dry apart from the odd shower. Northern parts of Italy will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and showers with dry weather mainly in the south. Cloudy across Belgium and Holland with a few showers. An area of snow is forecast across Denmark into Poland and northern parts of the Ukraine into Russia. Largely dry and cold across Norway, Sweden and Finland. Cold and windy across the Baltic States into Belarus with temperatures below freezing. An area of rain is expected across Austria.

Eastward into the Czech Republic, Hungary, southern parts of the Ukraine and into Romania. Few showers to come across the former Yugoslavia and Bulgaria. Most of Greece and Turkey should be fair and dry with sunny spells.

Monday

Showers across Portugal today, these moving into Spain. They will be heavy at times and may merge into longer spells of rain. Windy through central parts of the Mediterranean with a few showers. A mix of sunshine and showers in Italy. Further showers for western Greece, with sunny spells and dry weather in Turkey. Through central parts of Europe there will be cloud and periods of rain. This rain turns to snow over the northern parts of the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. Rain and snow may be heavy at times here. Scandinavia will be cold with a mix of sunshine and wintry showers. The showers could be heavy over coastal regions of Norway. A fair day to come in Sweden with sunny spells here. More sunshine across the Baltic States and Finland.

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[Summer Sun]

Wet central & south

Colder north

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 11th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled through central & southern Europe with rain or snow; cold to the north

Monday

Showers across Portugal today, these moving into Spain. They will be heavy at times and may merge into longer spells of rain. Windy through central parts of the Mediterranean with a few showers. A mix of sunshine and showers in Italy. Further showers for western Greece, with sunny spells and dry weather in Turkey. Through central parts of Europe there will be cloud and periods of rain. This rain turns to snow over the northern parts of the Netherlands, Germany and Poland. Rain and snow may be heavy at times here. Scandinavia will be cold with a mix of sunshine and wintry showers. The showers could be heavy over coastal regions of Norway. A fair day to come in Sweden with sunny spells here. More sunshine across the Baltic States and Finland.

Tuesday

Unsettled with periods of rain and sleet affecting the northern of Spain. Some cloud and outbreaks of rain across southern Portugal and Spain too. Brighter through the Mediterranean with sunny spells. Heavy showers in Italy merging to longer spells of rain at times. Heavy showers in western Greece, but drier to the east with sunny spells. Very unsettled across central Europe. Rain for France, some of it heavy, and this falling as snow in the north. More snow for the Low Countries, with some snow showers across northern Germany and Poland. Snow showers for Switzerland and Austria as well as Hungary. Cloud and some snow for Norway, with snow showers sinking into Denmark through the day. Cloudier skies with some snow flurries in Sweden. Fair for the Baltic States and Finland with sunny spells here.

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[Summer Sun]

Cold for most

Unsettled south

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 12th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cold for most of Europe, with very unsettled conditions to the south

Tuesday

Unsettled with periods of rain and sleet affecting the northern of Spain. Some cloud and outbreaks of rain across southern Portugal and Spain too. Brighter through the Mediterranean with sunny spells. Heavy showers in Italy merging to longer spells of rain at times. Heavy showers in western Greece, but drier to the east with sunny spells. Very unsettled across central Europe. Rain for France, some of it heavy, and this falling as snow in the north. More snow for the Low Countries, with some snow showers across northern Germany and Poland. Snow showers for Switzerland and Austria as well as Hungary. Cloud and some snow for Norway, with snow showers sinking into Denmark through the day. Cloudier skies with some snow flurries in Sweden. Fair for the Baltic States and Finland with sunny spells here.

Wednesday

A cold northerly airflow brings snow showers to the north of Spain. More southern areas should be drier and brighter, as well be Portugal. An unsettled day in the central Mediterranean where low pressure will give some heavy periods of rain. Cloud and some showers over southern Italy, but brighter to the north. Sunny spells and dry for Greece and Turkey. A cold day in France with some sunny spells. Some snow showers to the south and west. Scattered snow showers across the Low Countries and northern parts of Germany as well as Poland. Cloud and some snow flurries to come across Switzerland and Austria as well Hungary. Cold for Scandinavia. There will be some snow showers in Denmark. Further snow showers in Sweden. Dry with some sunny spells for Norway. An area of more persistent snow showers affecting Finland.

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[Summer Sun]

Heavy Snow

Strong Gales in the Mediterranean

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 13th of March 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Snow for Northern Spain

Today

Cold and breezy with showers of rain, sleet and snow across England and northern France. Snow showers are expected across parts of Belgium, Holland. An area of snow is forecast from eastern Spain through central parts of France into southern parts of Germany, across Switzerland, Austria, southern Poland, Belarus into Russia and Finland. Mostly sunny and dry across southern Portugal and southern Spain today. Largely dry but cold across the Baltic States. With light snow expected across southern parts of Sweden and Finland across Denmark. A dry and mostly sunny day is expected across northern Germany and northern Poland. Very windy with gales across much of the Mediterranean and southern France today. Plenty of heavy showers to come across the Balearics and Italy with the rain forecast across Sardinia, Sicily and parts of Greece. Heavy showers are forecast across the former Yugoslavia with rain across Czech Republic and Hungary. Mainly dry across the Ukraine, Romania and down into Bulgaria and Turkey. Subzero temperatures will extend from Germany eastward across much of eastern Europe and Scandinavia.

Thursday

Largely dry with sunny spells across England today. Across France expect some sunny spells but also a scattering of wintry showers. Occasional snow showers are forecast across Belgium, the Netherlands and northern parts of Germany with southern Germany dry. Some snow is forecast across Denmark today with snow showers along the northern coast of Poland and the Baltic States. Some light snow is expected across southern Poland and Belarus with an area of heavy snow forecast for Austria, Hungary, and the former Yugoslavia. Rain is expected across the Ukraine into Romania, and Greece. A dry day is expected across Turkey. Most of Sweden and Portugal will be dry and cold with sunny spells with a few snow flurries or snow showers expected across Finland today. Heavy snow will fall across Russia. Apart from a few showers along the northern coast of Spain, most of Spain and Portugal will be dry but cold with sunny spells. A few scattered showers will also be found around the Balearics is become more frequent and heavy around Corsica, Sardinia into Sicily with an area of heavy rain expected across Italy. It remains very windy from eastern Spain across through the Mediterranean with strong cyclonic gales in the central and eastern parts of the Mediterranean. Southerly gales will also be blowing up through the Aegean Sea into the Black Sea.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?MENU=EuropeanSummary

[Summer Sun]

Stormy in the Mediterranean

Heavy snow

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 14th of March 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Warm across Turkey

Today

Largely dry with sunny spells across England today. Across France expect some sunny spells but also a scattering of wintry showers. Occasional snow showers are forecast across Belgium, the Netherlands and northern parts of Germany with southern Germany dry. Some snow is forecast across Denmark today with snow showers along the northern coast of Poland and the Baltic States. Some light snow is expected across southern Poland and Belarus with an area of heavy snow forecast for Austria, Hungary, and the former Yugoslavia. Rain is expected across the Ukraine into Romania, and Greece. A dry day is expected across Turkey. Most of Sweden and Portugal will be dry and cold with sunny spells with a few snow flurries or snow showers expected across Finland today. Heavy snow will fall across Russia. Apart from a few showers along the northern coast of Spain, most of Spain and Portugal will be dry but cold with sunny spells. A few scattered showers will also be found around the Balearics is become more frequent and heavy with thunderstorms around Corsica, Sardinia into Sicily with an area of heavy rain expected across Italy. It remains very windy from eastern Spain across through the Mediterranean with strong cyclonic gales in the central and eastern parts of the Mediterranean. Southerly gales will also be blowing up through the Aegean Sea into the Black Sea.

Friday

Rain is expected across the United Kingdom today. Most of France will be dry and sunny. Dry as well across Belgium and Holland with rain coming in during the evening. Snow is forecast for Norway and Denmark. Sunny and dry across Sweden, Finland, northern Russia into the Baltic States and northern Poland. An area of heavy snow is expected from southern Russia through Belarus into southern Poland, Hungry into the Czech Republic, Austria and the former Yugoslavia. Cold across Italy too with outbreaks of snow. Showers are forecast from Sardinia across into Greece with rain for western Turkey and the Ukraine. Dry across eastern Turkey, Bulgaria and much of Romania. A dry, sunny day across Spain and Portugal. Continued very windy in the Mediterranean with gales. Quite warm across Turkey today with temperatures in the twenties.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?MENU=EuropeanSummary

[Summer Sun]

Sunshine to south

Rain to north

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 15th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Wind and rain for UK & Ireland, drier to the south and north

Friday

Rain is expected across the United Kingdom today. Most of France will be dry and sunny. Dry as well across Belgium and Holland with rain coming in during the evening. Snow is forecast for Norway and Denmark. Sunny and dry across Sweden, Finland, northern Russia into the Baltic States and northern Poland. An area of heavy snow is expected from southern Russia through Belarus into southern Poland, Hungry into the Czech Republic, Austria and the former Yugoslavia. Cold across Italy too with outbreaks of snow. Showers are forecast from Sardinia across into Greece with rain for western Turkey and the Ukraine. Dry across eastern Turkey, Bulgaria and much of Romania. A dry, sunny day across Spain and Portugal. Continued very windy in the Mediterranean with gales. Quite warm across Turkey today with temperatures in the twenties.

Saturday

Cloud and some outbreaks of rain affecting western Portugal and central parts of Spain. The Mediterranean will be dry with sunny spells in the west and it should be warm too. Dry with some sunshine over Italy. Cooler and bright with sunshine through Greece and western Turkey, but some cloud and rain in the east. Winds and rain affecting western and northern France. More cloud, wind and rain in the Low Countries and Germany. Poland will be dry with sunny spells. Austria and Switzerland as well as Hungary will be dry with some sunshine. Rain and sleet for southern Norway and Denmark. Elsewhere through Norway and Sweden it will be dry with some good spells of sunshine. Sunny spells and wintry showers across the Baltic States and Finland.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20130315

[Summer Sun]

Warmer air heads north

Unsettled northwest

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 16th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled in the northwest, but milder and sunnier Mediterranean

Saturday

Cloud and some outbreaks of rain affecting western Portugal and central parts of Spain. The Mediterranean will be dry with sunny spells in the west and it should be warm too. Dry with some sunshine over Italy. Cooler and bright with sunshine through Greece and western Turkey, but some cloud and rain in the east. Winds and rain affecting western and northern France. More cloud, wind and rain in the Low Countries and Germany. Poland will be dry with sunny spells. Austria and Switzerland as well as Hungary will be dry with some sunshine. Rain and sleet for southern Norway and Denmark. Elsewhere through Norway and Sweden it will be dry with some good spells of sunshine. Sunny spells and wintry showers across the Baltic States and Finland.

Sunday

Low pressure brings a very unsettled day through the UK and Ireland. Rain pushes into France and the Low Countries too, with some heavy periods of rain in places. Cold and wet for the north of Spain, with some heavy showers to the south. Milder weather for Italy with some sunny spells and dry here. Fair across Greece and Turkey with sunshine throughout. Germany has a windy day with milder air breaking through. There will be some rain in Switzerland, and becoming warmer here. Dry and breezy in Austria and Hungary with some sunny spells. Breezy and fair in Poland. A fine day for the Baltic States and Finland. Sunshine and mainly dry here. Dry too for Sweden with sunny spells. Cloud and wind affecting Denmark and Norway with some rain in the west.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20130316

[Summer Sun]

Unsettled across Much of Europe

Snow in the East

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 17th March 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Windy in the Mediterranean

Today

Today temperatures will remain below freezing from eastern Poland eastward into Russia and up through most of Scandinavia. The mildest temperatures today will be across the far south of Spain. Showers are expected across Britain today with the band of more persistent rain stretching across France down through northern Spain and Portugal. A few showers to come for central and southern parts of Spain today. Outbreaks of heavy snow will affect the Alps with a mix of rain and snow forecast for western parts of Germany. Cloudy but dry across Belgium, Holland and Denmark and eastern parts of Germany. Cold and windy with outbreaks of snow expected across Norway but dry across Sweden with sunny spells through Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Poland. A dry day to come across Croatia with sunny spells and fine across Czech Republic, Bulgaria, most of Romania and Greece. Some light snow will affect western parts of the Ukraine with the east generally, dry. Snow is expected across Russia today. Cold across Turkey with a mix of rain, sleet and snow. Scattered showers are expected across eastern Mediterranean from Crete to Cyprus. It should stay dry across most of Italy with morning sunshine giving way to thickening cloud. Rather windy throughout the Mediterranean today with gales in the North Sea.

Monday

A cloudy day with the risk of rain across Croatia today. Some light rain to may affect Hungary and Greece, with a cloudy but dry day to come across Bulgaria and Romania. Western parts of Turkey should be dry and sunny while the east may catch a few snow showers. Lots of dry weather will extend from Romania up through the Ukraine into Belarus, the Baltic States, Poland and Finland. Snow is expected across much of Sweden today with an area of heavy snow is likely from Denmark, down through Germany across into the Alps and Switzerland. Continued wet today across France with outbreaks of rain with rain also expected across Italy. Most of Spain and Portugal will be fine and dry with sunny spells with a few showers around the Balearics and rain is forecast across Corsica and Sardinia. Mainly dry today across England, Belgium and Holland. Very cold with heavy snow expected across Russia. Much windier across the western and central parts of the Mediterranean today with gales developing in Biscay and continuing across the North Sea.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20130317

[Summer Sun]

Snow for central Europe

Unsettled

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 18th March 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Wet & Windy in the Mediterranean

Today

A cloudy day with the risk of rain across Croatia today. Some light rain to may affect Hungary and Greece, with a cloudy but dry day to come across Bulgaria and Romania. Western parts of Turkey should be dry and sunny while the east may catch a few snow showers. Lots of dry weather will extend from Romania up through the Ukraine into Belarus, the Baltic States, Poland and Finland. Snow is expected across much of Sweden today with an area of heavy snow is likely from Denmark, down through Germany across into the Alps and Switzerland. Continued wet today across France with outbreaks of rain with rain also expected across Italy. Most of Spain and Portugal will be fine and dry with sunny spells with a few showers around the Balearics and rain is forecast across Corsica and Sardinia. Mainly dry today across England, Belgium and Holland. Very cold with heavy snow expected across Russia. Much windier across the western and central parts of the Mediterranean today with gales developing in Biscay and continuing across the North Sea.

Highs of 7C in London, 8C Paris, 12C for Madrid, -4C in Moscow, 9C for Zagreb, 15C Rome and 11C in Athens.

Tuesday

Snow will fall across northern Britain today. Plenty of showers to come across France with an area of heavy snow from Norway, Sweden into Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and northern Poland. Heavy rain is expected across southern Poland. Rain and rain showers are forecast for Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria. Rain preceded by snow spreads in across the Ukraine but dry in the east. Fine and dry across Greece and Turkey with sunny spells. Cold with snow across Russia and The Baltic States. Mainly dry across Finland but very cold. Sunnier across Italy today with just a few scattered showers. Lots of dry sunny weather is expected from Sardinia westward across the Balearics into most of Spain but rain will affect southwest Spain and Portugal.

Highs of 7C in London, 7C Paris, 12C for Madrid, -8C in Moscow, 12C for Zagreb and 18C in Athens.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?MENU=EuropeanSummary

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The Danes are expecting a major snowstorm tonight and tomorrow with up to 20cm expected in Lolland/Falster.

http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/index/danmark.htm

From there, it stays very cold all week with Easterly winds and day time temperatures barely above freezing.

[Summer Sun]

Bitterly cold north

Milder to south

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 19th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Bitterly cold over the north of Europe, unsettled central areas, milder south

Tuesday

Snow will fall across northern Britain today. Plenty of showers to come across France with an area of heavy snow from Norway, Sweden into Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Austria and northern Poland. Heavy rain is expected across southern Poland. Rain and rain showers are forecast for Croatia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Bulgaria. Rain preceded by snow spreads in across the Ukraine but dry in the east. Fine and dry across Greece and Turkey with sunny spells. Cold with snow across Russia and The Baltic States. Mainly dry across Finland but very cold. Sunnier across Italy today with just a few scattered showers. Lots of dry sunny weather is expected from Sardinia westward across the Balearics into most of Spain but rain will affect southwest Spain and Portugal.

Wednesday

Fair for Portugal with sunny spells. Mainly fair for Spain too, although some showers and cloud affecting the southeast. Scattered heavy showers for the Balearics. A cloudier and wet day in Italy with outbreaks of rain throughout. Sunny spells and dry for Greece and Turkey with warm conditions here. For France there will be cloud and periods of rain and showers, most through more central and northern areas. Colder with sunny spells and wintry showers in the Low Countries and northern Germany and well as Poland. Rain and snow for southern Germany and Poland. Some showers for Hungary and Austria and well as Switzerland. A very cold day through Scandinavia. There will be snow for southern Norway as well as Denmark. Some snow in the Baltic States and very cold. Bitterly cold through Finland and Sweden as well as Norway, and mainly dry here.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20130319

[Summer Sun]

Cold north

Fair southern areas

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 20th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fine in much of southern Europe, but staying cold to the north

Wednesday

Fair for Portugal with sunny spells. Mainly fair for Spain too, although some showers and cloud affecting the southeast. Scattered heavy showers for the Balearics. A cloudier and wet day in Italy with outbreaks of rain throughout. Sunny spells and dry for Greece and Turkey with warm conditions here. For France there will be cloud and periods of rain and showers, most through more central and northern areas. Colder withs sunny spells and wintry showers in the Low Countries and northern Germany and well as Poland. Rain and snow for southern Germany and Poland. Some showers for Hungary and Austria and well as Switzerland. A very cold day through Scandinavia. There will be snow for southern Norway as well as Denmark. Some snow in the Baltic States and very cold. Bitterly cold through Finland and Sweden as well as Norway, and mainly dry here.

Thursday

A fair and mild day through Portugal and Spain. There will be good spells of sunshine, and this will extend into the Balearics. Cloud and some spots of rain affecting the west of France. Eastern areas will be brighter with sunny spells. A fair day across Germany and Poland. There will be morning mist and fog patches here. Sunny spells in Switzerland and Hungary as well as Austria, dry too. Dry with sunny spells for Italy, although the risk of some showers in the south. A showery day for Greece with some heavy showers developing. More showers in Turkey, although some sunny spells and generally mild. To the north there will be some cloud and snow flurries for southern Norway and southern Sweden as well as the Baltic States. Cold and breezy for Finland and Norway as well as Sweden.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?MENU=EuropeanSummary

[Summer Sun]

Cold central & north

Milder to south

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 20th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cold across Scandinavia and much of central Europe, but milder to the south

Thursday

A fair and mild day through Portugal and Spain. There will be good spells of sunshine, and this will extend into the Balearics. Cloud and some spots of rain affecting the west of France. Eastern areas will be brighter with sunny spells. A fair day across Germany and Poland. There will be morning mist and fog patches here. Sunny spells in Switzerland and Hungary as well as Austria, dry too. Dry with sunny spells for Italy, although the risk of some showers in the south. A showery day for Greece with some heavy showers developing. More showers in Turkey, although some sunny spells and generally mild. To the north there will be some cloud and snow flurries for southern Norway and southern Sweden as well as the Baltic States. Cold and breezy for Finland and Norway as well as Sweden.

Friday

Showers affecting eastern Spain on Friday. Brighter weather with sunny spells following from the west. A few snow showers on western coasts of Portugal. Fair through the Balearics and Italy. Chilly in Greece with sunny spells and showers. More showers in Turkey, these wintry in the north. Cloud and rain affecting northern and western France. It will be windy across the Low Countries and cold here too. Breezy and cold in Germany with some bright or sunny spells. Cold again through Poland. A few snow showers in Austria and Hungary. Cloudy with a few snow flurries in western parts of Switzerland. Cold throughout Scandinavia. There will be snow showers in Finland. Very cold across Finland with a few snow flurries here. More cold weather affecting Denmark and Norway, with strong winds in the south of these areas too.

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[Summer Sun]

Snow in east

Warmest across E Spain

Issued: 0530hrs Friday March 22nd 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Rain across Iberia

Today

A very windy day to come across Britain with heavy snow across northern England and rain in the south. Gales are expected in the North Sea and also across eastern parts of the Mediterranean region. Outbreaks of rain will move into western parts of Spain with heavy showers across Portugal. It looks dry from eastern Spain across the Balearics and up across most of France. Some light rain will edge in across Belgium, but a dry day across the Netherlands and most of Germany. Snow and snow showers are forecast for Denmark and southern parts of Norway and most of Sweden. An area of heavier snow expected to fall across Portugal, Hungary and western parts of the Ukraine and most of Romania. Eastern parts of the Ukraine will have heavy rain and this will extend down through western parts of Turkey with eastern Turkey cloudy but dry. Dry with sunny spells across the Czech Republic, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Slovenia and Serbia. Just a few showers possible across Greece, but largely dry. A settled day to come across Italy with good sunny spells. Most of Russia, the Baltic States and Belarus should be dry today but very cold with heavy snow forecast across most of Finland. Temperatures will be sub zero from Poland eastward into Russia and northward across Scandinavia.

Saturday

A bitterly cold and windy day across England with outbreaks of snow. Rain is expected across much of France. This turns to showers in the west in the afternoon. Cloudy but dry across Belgium and Holland. Most of Germany should be mainly dry as will most of Poland, the Baltic States and northern Russia. An area of heavy snow is expected across southern Russia into western parts of the Ukraine with heavy rain across eastern rain. Early snow clears Romania with a largely dry and mostly sunny day to come across Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Snow is expected across the Alps with a few scattered showers around Corsica and Sardinia, while much of Italy is mostly sunny and dry. Rather cloudy across much of Spain with the risk of some heavier rain across Portugal and western Spain. A cold and windy day to come across Turkey with snow showers in the west, and heavy snow in the east. A lot of cloud around the Balearics but generally a dry day. Very cold but dry with long sunny spells today across Norway and Sweden. Further spells of heavy snow to come across Finland. Further gales are likely to affect Britain and the North Sea. Strong winds as well are expected across Russia into the Black Sea.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20130322

[Summer Sun]

Rain across Spain

Bitterly Cold Eastern Europe

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday March 23rd 2012

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Heavy Snow in the East

Today

A bitterly cold and windy day across England with outbreaks of snow. Rain is expected across much of France. This turns to showers in the west in the afternoon. Cloudy but dry across Belgium and Holland. Most of Germany should be mainly dry as will most of Poland, the Baltic States and northern Russia. An area of heavy snow is expected across southern Russia into western parts of the Ukraine with heavy rain across eastern rain. Early snow clears Romania with a largely dry and mostly sunny day to come across Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic and Hungary. Snow is expected across the Alps with a few scattered showers around Corsica and Sardinia, while much of Italy is mostly sunny and dry. Rather cloudy across much of Spain with the risk of some heavier rain across Portugal and western Spain. A cold and windy day to come across Turkey with snow showers in the west, and heavy snow in the east. A lot of cloud around the Balearics but generally a dry day. Very cold but dry with long sunny spells today across Norway and Sweden. Further spells of heavy snow to come across Finland. Further gales are likely to affect Britain and the North Sea. Strong winds as well are expected across Russia into the Black Sea. Maximum temperatures are expected to be well below freezing from northern Germany eastward into Russia and northward across Scandinavia.

Sunday

Very windy and unseasonably cold across Britain with snow showers. A few snow showers may also affect Belgium, but a dry day to come across Holland. Unsettled across France with heavy showers and persistent outbreaks of rain and this extends south across the Balearics and across Corsica and Sardinia. Unsettled as well across Portugal with heavy showers while rain is forecast across Spain. Heavy snow may affect the Alps. Snow also expected across the Czech Republic, perhaps into northern Croatia. Southern Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia will have some rain. A dry day with sunny spells across Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and most of Hungary. Outbreaks of rain are expected across northern Italy with south fair and dry. Snow showers are expected across eastern parts of Turkey with central and western areas cold but sunny. Most of western Poland and Germany will be fair and dry with sunny spells. An area of moderate to heavy snow is forecast across eastern Poland into Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine. Cloudy but cold across the Baltic states. Apart from a few heavy snow showers across eastern Sweden, most of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland will be very cold but dry with sunny spells. Strong easterly gales will persist across the North Sea with cyclonic gales through the central Mediterranean region. A strong westerly gale expected to be blowing through the Straits of Gibraltar.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20130323

[Summer Sun]

Very Windy Unsettled across the Med

Most of Europe Unsettled

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday March 24th 2013

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Coldest in the East

Today

Very windy and unseasonably cold across Britain with snow showers. A few snow showers may also affect Belgium, but a dry day to come across Holland. Unsettled across France with heavy showers and persistent outbreaks of rain and this extends south across the Balearics and across Corsica and Sardinia. Unsettled as well across Portugal with heavy showers while rain is forecast across Spain. Heavy snow may affect the Alps. Snow also expected across the Czech Republic, perhaps into northern Croatia. Southern Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia will have some rain. A dry day with sunny spells across Slovenia, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania and most of Hungary. Outbreaks of rain are expected across northern Italy with south fair and dry. Snow showers are expected across eastern parts of Turkey with central and western areas cold but sunny. Most of western Poland and Germany will be fair and dry with sunny spells. An area of moderate to heavy snow is forecast across eastern Poland into Belarus, Russia and the Ukraine. Cloudy but cold across the Baltic states. Apart from a few heavy snow showers across eastern Sweden, most of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland will be very cold but dry with sunny spells. Strong easterly gales will persist across the North Sea with cyclonic gales through the central Mediterranean region. A strong westerly gale expected to be blowing through the Straits of Gibraltar.

Monday

Bitterly cold and windy across United Kingdom but mainly dry. Apart from some patchy rain across southern France looks mainly dry there. Heavy rain is expected to affect Portugal and western Spain with eastern Spain across to the Balearics. Dry with sunny spells. Very unsettled and windy with outbreaks of heavy rain across Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and into Italy. Some snow to come across southern parts of Germany and across the Alps with the risk of heavier snow moving into Austria and Slovenia. Sleet and snow may also affect northern parts of Croatia with rain across southern Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia. A dry but cold day to come across Belgium, Holland, Denmark and northern Germany. Dry as well with sunny spells list of Poland, Romania and the western Ukraine. Cloudy but dry across the Baltic States, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Expect a few heavy showers today across Greece , with Turkey having a dry day with sunny spells. Heavy snow is forecast for a large part of Russia and eastern parts of the Ukraine. Some snow to come across northern parts of Finland, otherwise southern Finland, Sweden and Norway will be very cold and windy but dry and sunny. Strong westerly winds again will be blowing through the Straits of Gibraltar will also be very windy throughout the Mediterranean region.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?MENU=EuropeanSummary

[Summer Sun]

Heavy Snow across the Balkans

Heavy Rain across Iberia

Issued: 0530hrs Monday March 25th 2013

Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Temperatures Remain Subzero across Scandinavia and Eastern Europe

Today

Bitterly cold and windy across United Kingdom but mainly dry. Apart from some patchy rain across southern France looks mainly dry there. Heavy rain is expected to affect Portugal and western Spain with eastern Spain across to the Balearics. Dry with sunny spells. Very unsettled and windy with outbreaks of heavy rain across Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and into Italy. Some snow to come across southern parts of Germany and across the Alps with the risk of heavier snow moving into Austria and Slovenia. Outbreaks of snow are also forecast across northern parts of Croatia with rain across southern Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia. A dry but cold day to come across Belgium, Holland, Denmark and northern Germany. Dry as well with sunny spells list of Poland, Romania and the western Ukraine. Cloudy but dry across the Baltic States, the Czech Republic and Bulgaria. Expect a few heavy showers today across Greece , with Turkey having a dry day with sunny spells. Heavy snow is forecast for a large part of Russia and eastern parts of the Ukraine. Some snow to come across northern parts of Finland, otherwise southern Finland, Sweden and Norway will be very cold and windy but dry and sunny. Strong westerly winds again will be blowing through the Straits of Gibraltar will also be very windy throughout the Mediterranean region.

Tuesday

Cold with a few snow showers across eastern parts of Britain. Most parts of France along with Belgium and Holland also northern Germany should be dry today with sunny spells. A few snow showers may affect Denmark. An area of heavy snow is forecast across southern parts of Germany, the Alps into Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Austria, southern parts of the Ukraine and Romania. Snow may be mixed with sleet and rain across parts of Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina. Frequent and heavy showers with the risk of thunder are expected across Greece and Bulgaria with some light rain in the far west of Turkey. Most of central and eastern parts of Turkey will be dry but rather cloudy. Lots of dry weather is expected across northern Europe into Scandinavia with sunny spells through Norway, Sweden and most of Finland. Some light snow may affect the far south of Poland, otherwise a dry day here. Some patchy snow is possible across the Baltic states but a dry day to come across, Belarus and northern parts of the Ukraine. Northern and eastern areas of Russia will see further outbreaks of snow western Russia. Dry but very cold. Cloudy across Italy today with some patchy outbreaks of mainly light rain. Few showers with scattered around Sicily and Sardinia with a dry day through the Balearics. Another very windy day through the Straits of Gibraltar and across the Mediterranean region.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?MENU=EuropeanSummary

[Summer Sun]

Bitter cold north

Rain to south

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 26th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Staying bitterly cold through northern Europe with rain in the south

Tuesday

Cold with a few snow showers across eastern parts of Britain. Most parts of France along with Belgium and Holland also northern Germany should be dry today with sunny spells. A few snow showers may affect Denmark. An area of heavy snow is forecast across southern parts of Germany, the Alps into Austria, the Czech Republic, Croatia, Austria, southern parts of the Ukraine and Romania. Snow may be mixed with sleet and rain across parts of Serbia and Bosnia Herzegovina. Frequent and heavy showers with the risk of thunder are expected across Greece and Bulgaria with some light rain in the far west of Turkey. Most of central and eastern parts of Turkey will be dry but rather cloudy. Lots of dry weather is expected across northern Europe into Scandinavia with sunny spells through Norway, Sweden and most of Finland. Some light snow may affect the far south of Poland, otherwise a dry day here. Some patchy snow is possible across the Baltic states but a dry day to come across, Belarus and northern parts of the Ukraine. Northern and eastern areas of Russia will see further outbreaks of snow western Russia. Dry but very cold. Cloudy across Italy today with some patchy outbreaks of mainly light rain. Few showers with scattered around Sicily and Sardinia with a dry day through the Balearics. Another very windy day through the Straits of Gibraltar and across the Mediterranean region.

Wednesday

Staying bitterly cold across the northern half of Europe through Wednesday. There may be some snow flurries on the eastern coasts of the UK, These snow showers affecting northern France too. The Low Countries and Germany should be dry but cold with a stiff east wind. Staying dry through Poland too. Cold again in Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland. For Portugal and Spain there will be cloud and rain. The rain is going to be heavy at times across northern parts of Spain and Portugal with showers to the east. Cloud and some rain over southern Italy, but dry to the north. Showers or rain over Greece and Turkey, but milder here. For the far north of Europe it stays very cold. Dry across Denmark and the Baltic States. Cloud and rain affecting northern parts of Norway and Sweden as well as Finland. Here there will be sleet and snow, some heavy at times.

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?MENU=EuropeanSummary

[Summer Sun]

Cold central & north

Rain to south

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 27th March 2013

Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain to the south, but cold across central and northern areas

Wednesday

Staying bitterly cold across the northern half of Europe through Wednesday. There may be some snow flurries on the eastern coasts of the UK, These snow showers affecting northern France too. The Low Countries and Germany should be dry but cold with a stiff east wind. Staying dry through Poland too. Cold again in Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland. For Portugal and Spain there will be cloud and rain. The rain is going to be heavy at times across northern parts of Spain and Portugal with showers to the east. Cloud and some rain over southern Italy, but dry to the north. Showers or rain over Greece and Turkey, but milder here. For the far north of Europe it stays very cold. Dry across Denmark and the Baltic States. Cloud and rain affecting northern parts of Norway and Sweden as well as Finland. Here there will be sleet and snow, some heavy at times.

Thursday

A fair day in Portugal on Thursday with sunny spells. Much of Spain should be fair too, although there will be some cloud and rain in the east. More rain or showers over the Balearics, with some cloud affecting central Italy. Sunny spells and warm for Greece and much of Turkey. Cold in central Europe with some fog in France. Staying chilly for the Low Countries with the risk of some snow flurries. Broken cloud in Germany and cold too. Remaining cold through Poland, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary. High pressure brings dry weather to Denmark with sunny spells here. More dry weather through the Baltic States as well as Finland. Sweden should be dry with some sunny spells, and it should be dry for much of Norway too, although snow affects the far north.

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