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[Summer Sun]

Cold north

Rain Mediterranean

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 30th November 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cold north with unsettled Mediterranean

Saturday

Much colder across eastern Europe today has temperatures plummet to below zero for highs. Some zero temperatures are also affected across most of Scandinavia. Generally cold again across much of Europe. Heavy snow is in the forecast for Finland a dry day across Russia and the Baltic States. Some light snow is expected across Belarus into southern parts of Germany across into Austria and the Alps where it will become heavier. Northern parts of Poland will be wet with rain. Some snow in the far south of Germany as well with rain in the extreme north. A few showers to come across Holland and Belgium today. Most of northern France be fair and dry as will England. Mostly dry across the Balkans and the Adriatic Region as an area of heavy rain runs up across Greece, the southern half of Italy into Sicily. Unsettled across western Mediterranean as well. Outbreaks of rain are expected across the Balearics with showers around Corsica and Sardinia. Some rain will edge into the far north of Spain with central and southern parts of Spain and Portugal dry.

Sunday

A cool and breezy day through Spain and Portugal today. There will be a few showers in the east but dry to the west. More unsettled in the central Mediterranean with low pressure bringing rain through the Balearics and Italy and well as Greece. Turkey should be drier with some sunshine. A fair day to come across central and northern France. A few showers in the Low Countries and northern parts of Germany. Windy with some snow in northern Poland, but fair to the south. Fair through Switzerland and Hungary as well as Austria. A windy and cool day in Norway and Denmark with some heavy, wintry showers. More wind and showers in Sweden, and some snow showers to come through the Baltic States. Snow showers in Finland too.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Stormy Mediterranean

Cold and across Europe

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 1 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Heavy snow

Today

A very unsettled and windy day across the Mediterranean with gales, heavy rain and heavy blustery showers from the Balearics east across Italy into Greece with snow across the Adriatic Region. Cold across Europe today. An area of heavy snow is forecast across Finland into Russia and Belarus with rain across the Baltic States into northern parts of Poland and Germany. A dry day across southern Poland, southern Germany and for much of France, Belgium and Holland. Cold but dry across much of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. Dry across much of the Balkans and Turkey today. Lots of sunshine is expected across Spain and Portugal but a cold day across Iberia.

Monday

It continues cold across much of Europe. An area of heavy snow is forecast across Russia with snow showers across the Ukraine. Cold but expect a good deal of dry weather across Finland, The Baltic States into Poland, Germany and France through Spain and Portugal. Strong winds and heavy rain and showers continues from the Balearics into Italy, Greece and into Bulgaria while most of Turkey is dry. Fair and dry today across Belgium and Holland. For the Adriatic Region and the northern Balkans it also looks fair and dry but cold.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Cold, settled

Gales, heavy showers in Mediterranean

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 2 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Snow across Greece, E Europe

Today

It continues cold across much of Europe today. An area of heavy snow is forecast across Russia with snow showers across the Ukraine. Cold but expect a good deal of dry weather across Finland, The Baltic States into Poland, Germany and France through Spain and Portugal. Strong winds and heavy rain and showers continues from the Balearics into Italy, Greece and into Bulgaria while most of Turkey is dry. Fair and dry today across Belgium and Holland. For the Adriatic Region and the northern Balkans it also looks fair and dry but cold.

Tuesday

High pressure will give much of Europe a settled, dry day. Expect dry but rather cold conditions from Spain into France across into the Low Countries through Poland and The Ukraine. Heavy snow showers will affect Norway with cloud and light rain into Sweden with a mainly dry day across Finland. Snow is expected across northern Russia with rain across the Baltic States. Plenty of showers to come from the Balearics across into the far south of Italy with snow across Greece. Much of Italy should be fine and dry. Mainly dry but cold across Turkey, Romania and the Ukraine. Most of the Balkans and the Adriatic Region will be also cold but dry with sunny spells.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Plenty of dry weather

Windy in the north

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 3rd December 2013
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Still some showers in the Mediterranean

Tuesday

High pressure is in charge across much of central continental Europe, with dry and fine conditions for many areas. Spain and Portugal will see good spells of sunshine on Tuesday, with just a few showers possible along the south-eastern Costas and the Balearics. Italy will see some heavy and thundery rain in the south, whilst it is dry in the north. Showers also affect the Balkan states and Greece. Strong winds affect Greece and Turkey too. Dry weather affects France, Germany and the Alpine states, although feeling cold. More cloud will affect northern regions however, with blustery winds for Denmark and the Baltic. Some showers affect Scandinavia, with more frequent snow showers in the west of Norway

Wednesday

Bright and sunny weather for Portugal, Spain and France on Wednesday. Just an isolated shower possible in southern Spain. Italy sees an improvement too, with mostly dry conditions. Again a shower is possible in the south. A scattering of showers for Greece and remaining breezy. Plenty of cloud across northern France, Belgium and Germany, whilst Switzerland and Austria are dry with sunny spells. Bright skies for eastern Europe, with more cloud in Poland. Windy with outbreaks of rain for Denmark and the Baltic States. Some brighter and breezy weather in Finland, whilst persistent falls of snow affect western Norway, with strong winds.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Spain dry and sunny

Stormy in northern Europe

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 4th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Fine weather spreads through the Mediterranean


Wednesday

Bright and sunny weather for Portugal, Spain and France on Wednesday. Just an isolated shower possible in southern Spain. Italy sees an improvement too, with mostly dry conditions. A scattering of showers for Greece and remaining breezy. Some persistent rain for southern Turkey with mountain snow. Plenty of cloud across northern France, Belgium and Germany with outbreaks of light rain and drizzle around North Sea coasts. Switzerland and Austria are dry with sunny spells. Dry weather for eastern Europe, with more cloud in Poland. Rain spreads into the Baltic states, whilst Finland and Sweden will have sunny spells and are mostly dry but cold. Persistent falls of snow affect western Norway, with strong winds.

Thursday

Another bright and sunny day for Spain and Portugal, with fine conditions extending to southern France, the Balearics and Italy. Greece and Turkey see mostly dry and bright weather, with just the odd shower. More cloud for northern France, with blustery winds. Germany is largely dry but with strong winds by the afternoon in the north bringing rain later. Gales developing for the Low Countries and Denmark, by afternoon, and heavy falls of rain. Stormy seas affect North Sea coasts too. Partly cloudy but dry through Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. Some heavy snow throughout Norway, and rain in southern Sweden, possibly turning to snow. Some showers in Finland but brighter weather here.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Windy and Cold

Heavy Snow in East

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 5 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Dry across the Mediterranean

Today

Very windy across northern Europe today with gale to severe gales across Britain moving in through Scandinavia. Outbreaks of heavy snow are expected across Norway with rain across Britain stretching in across the Low Countries through Sweden. For much of France and Germany it should generally be dry. Dry across western parts of Poland with some snow in the east. An area of heavy snow will stretch across Russia, down towards the Baltic States, Finland, into Belarus and Ukraine. Lots of dry weather to come across Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, the Adriatic Region, Greece and Turkey. Fine as well across much of the Mediterranean with sunny spells across Italy, into Sardinia and to the west through the Balearics across all of Portugal and Spain. For much of mainland Europe it will be quite a cold day with some zero temperatures in the far east and across much of Scandinavia.

Friday

A cold today come across central and eastern parts of Europe is some zero temperatures spread west into Poland and all of Scandinavia. It will feel even colder with gale force northwest winds expected from Germany eastward to Russia which will be producing outbreaks of snow and heavy snow showers across Germany, Denmark, much of Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Baltic States and across Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. For Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, most of Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey it will remain dry with sunny spells. Continued dry as well across Italy through Sardinia into Spain and Portugal with sunny spells. Most of France will again be dry with a few rain showers across Belgium and a few wintry showers across Holland.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Wintry across Europe

Heavy Snow, Severe Gales

Issued: 0530hrs Friday number 06 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Fine and Dry across Iberia

Today

A cold today come across central and eastern parts of Europe is some zero temperatures spread west into Poland and all of Scandinavia. It will feel even colder with gale to severe force northwest winds expected from Germany eastward to Russia which will be producing outbreaks of snow and heavy snow showers across Germany, Denmark, much of Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Baltic States and across Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. For Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, most of Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey it will remain dry with sunny spells. Continued dry as well across Italy through Sardinia into Spain and Portugal with sunny spells. Most of France will again be dry with a few rain showers across Belgium and a few wintry showers across Holland. It will also be quite windy through the central Mediterranean with strong easterly winds through the Straits of Gibraltar.

Saturday

It remains cold, windy and wintry across much of central and eastern Europe today with further outbreaks of snow expected across Germany, Denmark, Austria, parts of Poland and it becomes heavier across the Baltic States into Belarus, the Ukraine and Russia. Heavy snow showers will affect western parts of Norway with eastern Norway, dry. Cold but sunny across Sweden with snow expected across Finland. Some heavy snow showers will affect northern parts of Romania with the south dry and a few wintry showers may also affect the Czech Republic, but mainly dry across Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. A few rain showers are possible around the coasts of Greece otherwise mostly sunny and dry across mainland Greece. Some rain and snow is forecast for the extreme western part of Turkey with most of Turkey fair and dry. Cloudy across Belgium and Holland with outbreaks of rain. It remains settled and sunny across most of Portugal, Spain and across the Balearics into Italy. Fine as well across most of France.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Cold and Wintry

Best across Spain

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 7 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Heavy Snow in East

Today

It will be cold, windy and wintry across much of central and eastern Europe today with further outbreaks of snow expected across Germany, Denmark, Austria, parts of Poland and it becomes heavier across the Baltic States into Belarus, the Ukraine and Russia. Heavy snow showers will affect western parts of Norway with eastern Norway, dry. Cold but sunny across Sweden with snow expected across Finland. Some heavy snow showers will affect northern parts of Romania with the south dry and a few wintry showers may also affect the Czech Republic, but mainly dry across Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. A few rain showers are possible around the coasts of Greece otherwise mostly sunny and dry across mainland Greece. Some rain and snow is forecast for the extreme western part of Turkey with most of Turkey fair and dry. Cloudy across Belgium and Holland with outbreaks of rain. It remains settled and sunny across most of Portugal, Spain and across the Balearics into Italy. Fine as well across most of France.

Sunday

Continued cold across much of Europe and will be quite windy across Britain through the Low Countries into northern Germany. Mainly dry across England and much of France, Belgium and Belgium today. There is a risk of heavy snow across Norway and northern Sweden. Heavy rain and freezing rain into southern Sweden and outbreaks of rain are expected across Denmark into northern half of Germany. Mainly dry across southern Germany and across the Alps into Austria, the Czech Republic and across much of the Balkans and the Adriatic region. Expect a mix of rain and snow across western parts of Poland with eastern Poland dry. Cold but dry across Finland. Outbreaks of snow expected across Russia, the Baltic States into Belarus and the northern part of the Ukraine where it will be quite heavy. Lots of heavy rain and snow showers across the Black Sea into northern parts of Turkey with outbreaks of rain and snow expected across eastern Turkey. Dry across Greece and across into Italy with a few showers around Corsica and Sardinia. Rather chilly but it continues dry and mostly sunny across Portugal and Spain.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Dry for most

Cold to north

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 8th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Dry for much of central and southern Europe, colder to the north

Sunday

Continued cold across much of Europe and will be quite windy across Britain through the Low Countries into northern Germany. Mainly dry across England and much of France, Belgium and Belgium today. There is a risk of heavy snow across Norway and northern Sweden. Heavy rain and freezing rain into southern Sweden and outbreaks of rain are expected across Denmark into northern half of Germany. Mainly dry across southern Germany and across the Alps into Austria, the Czech Republic and across much of the Balkans and the Adriatic region. Expect a mix of rain and snow across western parts of Poland with eastern Poland dry. Cold but dry across Finland. Outbreaks of snow expected across Russia, the Baltic States into Belarus and the northern part of the Ukraine where it will be quite heavy. Lots of heavy rain and snow showers across the Black Sea into northern parts of Turkey with outbreaks of rain and snow expected across eastern Turkey. Dry across Greece and across into Italy with a few showers around Corsica and Sardinia. Rather chilly but it continues dry and mostly sunny across Portugal and Spain.

Monday

A large area of high pressure brings a dry and fine day to Spain and Portugal. Lots of sunshine and dry weather. Fair through the Balearics with more sunshine. Staying fair for Italy, but some fog in the north. Dry and sunny again in Greece and Turkey. Fog affecting much of France, this slowly clearing. Further fog in the Low Countries, but this clearing to sunny spells. Breezy with cloud and some outbreaks for rain northern parts of Germany. Southern Germany will be dry as will be Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. Dry for Finland and chilly too. Cool and dry in the Baltic States. Cloud and some outbreaks of rain in western Norway and Denmark, turning to sleet and some snow in eastern Poland.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Foggy central Europe

Rain in north

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 9th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Foggy central areas, but some rain to the north

Monday

A large area of high pressure brings a dry and fine day to Spain and Portugal. Lots of sunshine and dry weather. Fair through the Balearics with more sunshine. Staying fair for Italy, but some fog in the north. Dry and sunny again in Greece and Turkey. Fog affecting much of France, this slowly clearing. Further fog in the Low Countries, but this clearing to sunny spells. Breezy with cloud and some outbreaks for rain northern parts of Germany. Southern Germany will be dry as will be Switzerland, Austria and Hungary. Dry for Finland and chilly too. Cool and dry in the Baltic States. Cloud and some outbreaks of rain in western Norway and Denmark, turning to sleet and some snow in eastern Poland.

Tuesday

A fine day to come across Portugal and Spain. Lots of sunshine across the Balearics too. Some fog patches in northern Italy but far across central and southern Italy. More sunshine in Greece and in Italy too. Fog may be slow to clear from France and Switzerland. The Low Countries should be fair with some sunny sells. Germany and Poland may become quite foggy, and the fog could extend into Austria and Hungary. Drizzle and low cloud affecting the western coasts of Norway and Denmark. Sweden will be dry with some sunny spells. Cloud and some drizzle affecting Finland and the Baltic States.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Plenty of dry weather

Cold in east

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 10th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Sunshine in the Mediterranean, Turkey cold


Tuesday

High pressure remains dominant on Tuesday across much of Europe with plenty of dry and fine weather. Portugal may see variable cloud but is dry, whilst more sunshine is on offer for Spain. The Balearics and Italy are also dry with sunshine with pleasant temperatures. A scattering of light showers may affect Greece, whilst more cloud and outbreaks of rain and snow affect Turkey. France is dry with sunshine, although some morning fog may be stubborn to clear. Dry conditions in Switzerland and Austria too, although chilly with some fog. Germany is expected to see more low cloud, but is dry. Feeling really cold in eastern Europe, some wintry flurries in Ukraine, but mostly dry in Poland and the Czech Republic. Some patchy rain and drizzle for Sweden , with snow in Finland. Norway will see some brighter spells, but with rain and mountain snow in the north-west.

 

Wednesday

 

Cloudy skies in Portugal may produce some rain and drizzle in the west with a strong southerly breeze. Dry weather extends through the Mediterranean, with sunny spells in Spain, Italy and much of Greece. Wintry showers affect northern Turkey accompanied by cold and strong north-easterly winds. Chilly in Cyprus too. Dry with light winds for France, Germany and the Alpine states, but with some stubborn fog patches possible. More cloud in eastern Europe, and feeling cold again. Snow affects western parts of Russia and Belarus. Breezy but dry weather in Sweden and Denmark. North-west Norway will see persistent rain and mountain snow along with blustery winds.

 

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Edited December 10, 2013 by Summer Sun

[Summer Sun]

Settled across Europe

Heavy Snow Turkey

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 11 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Staying Rather Cold across Europe

Today

Continued cold across much of Europe today with subzero temperatures across Russia into the Ukraine and across much of Turkey. An area of snow and freezing rain expected across northern and western parts of Russia with risk of rain and freezing rain across Belarus, and heavier rain across the Baltic States. Some snow will affect northern part of the Ukraine with the south. Fair and dry in the southern Ukraine. Very windy and cold across Turkey with gales and outbreaks of heavy snow. Very windy across the eastern Mediterranean with heavy showers managing and longer spells of rain. Fine across Italy today with sunny spells. Strong gale force easterly winds will also be blowing through the Straits of Gibraltar. For much of central Europe, it will be dry day with high pressure dominating with a good deal of dry weather from Spain up through France into theLow Countries and across into Germany and Poland. Cloudy but dry day across Portugal. Sunny and mild across England today. Some rain will affect western parts of Norway but for much of Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland it should be dry day to come. Lots of dry weather is expected across the Balkans and the Adriatic Region.

Thursday

A windy day across northern Europe, eastern Mediterranean and in the Straits of Gibraltar. High pressure remains the dominant weather feature across Europe. Cloudy today across Portugal with outbreaks of rain. Dry from Spain up through France into Germany, the Low Countries and into Poland with sunny spells. The weather remains settled and dry as well cross Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Russia. Some rain may affect the Baltic States with an area of rain and freezing rain across southern Russia. Snow will affect the western part of the Ukraine with heavy snow expected across eastern Turkey. Dry across western Turkey sunny spells and dry up through most of the Baltic region and the Adriatic region. Fine, sunny today across Italy, Sardinia and the Balearics. More cloud across Spain today, but it should stay dry.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Heavy Snow Turkey

Much of Europe Settled

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 12 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Staying Cold across Europe

Today

A windy day across northern Europe and across the eastern Mediterranean and Turkey. High pressure remains the dominant weather feature across Europe. Cloudy today across Portugal with outbreaks of rain. Dry from Spain up through France into Germany, the Low Countries and into Poland with sunny spells. The weather remains settled and dry as well cross Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and northern Russia. Some rain may affect the Baltic States with an area of rain and freezing rain across southern Russia. Snow will affect the western part of the Ukraine with heavy snow expected across eastern Turkey. Dry across western Turkey sunny spells and dry up through most of the Baltic region and the Adriatic region. Fine, sunny today across Italy, Sardinia and the Balearics. More cloud across Spain today, but it should stay dry.

Friday

An area of rain will stretch from England down through northwest France across Biscay into northern Spain and Portugal for southern and eastern parts of Spain and across the Balearics through Sardinia into Italy it will be fine and dry with sunny spells. Most of France, the Low Countries, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic will be dry with sunny spells but also some dense morning fog possible. High pressure will also keep the Balkans, the Baltic States and the Adriatic region dry. Heavy snow is forecast for northern Russia the band of light snow southern Russia through eastern parts of the Ukraine into eastern Romania and Bulgaria. Western parts of Turkey will be dry but heavy snow is forecast again across eastern Turkey. Lots of heavy showers still to come across the eastern Mediterranean today and here it will also be quite windy. Cold but dry with sunny spells across Norway, Sweden and Finland.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Wintry across Europe

Heavy Snow, Severe Gales

Issued: 0530hrs Friday number 06 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Fine and Dry across Iberia

Today

A cold today come across central and eastern parts of Europe is some zero temperatures spread west into Poland and all of Scandinavia. It will feel even colder with gale to severe force northwest winds expected from Germany eastward to Russia which will be producing outbreaks of snow and heavy snow showers across Germany, Denmark, much of Scandinavia, Poland, the Czech Republic, the Baltic States and across Belarus, Ukraine and Russia. For Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, most of Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey it will remain dry with sunny spells. Continued dry as well across Italy through Sardinia into Spain and Portugal with sunny spells. Most of France will again be dry with a few rain showers across Belgium and a few wintry showers across Holland. It will also be quite windy through the central Mediterranean with strong easterly winds through the Straits of Gibraltar.

Saturday

It remains cold, windy and wintry across much of central and eastern Europe today with further outbreaks of snow expected across Germany, Denmark, Austria, parts of Poland and it becomes heavier across the Baltic States into Belarus, the Ukraine and Russia. Heavy snow showers will affect western parts of Norway with eastern Norway, dry. Cold but sunny across Sweden with snow expected across Finland. Some heavy snow showers will affect northern parts of Romania with the south dry and a few wintry showers may also affect the Czech Republic, but mainly dry across Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. A few rain showers are possible around the coasts of Greece otherwise mostly sunny and dry across mainland Greece. Some rain and snow is forecast for the extreme western part of Turkey with most of Turkey fair and dry. Cloudy across Belgium and Holland with outbreaks of rain. It remains settled and sunny across most of Portugal, Spain and across the Balearics into Italy. Fine as well across most of France.

 

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[Summer Sun]

settled across much of Europe

Bitterly Cold in the East

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 14 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Sunny and Dry across Iberia

Today

A stormy day to come across Britain with severe gales and heavy rain. From Norway across northern Sweden into Finland and across eastern Europe temperatures will be below freezing all day. Much of Turkey will also have subzero maximum temperatures. Heavy outbreaks of snow are expected across Norway and the northern half of Sweden with rain across southern Sweden, Denmark into far western parts of Germany and across Holland, Belgium and eastern France. The rest of France should be fair and dry. Dry as well across Spain and Portugal and this dry weather extends eastward across the Balearics into Sardinia and Italy. High pressure will keep the Balkans and the Adriatic Region dry with sunny spells. Cold but dry and sunny as well across Turkey today. Cloudy across the Baltic States with some snow flurries with most of Germany, Poland, Belarus, the Ukraine and western Russia dry. A number of heavy showers are expected around Cyprus in the far eastern part of the Mediterranean. A strong easterly wind will prevail through the Straits of Gibraltar.

Sunday

A windy but dry day to come across England. Expect some rain and snow across Norway with an area of heavy rain across southern Sweden and lighter rain into Denmark and northern Germany. An area of heavy snow will affect northern Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States. Most of France along with Belgium and Holland should be fair and dry with sunny spells. Lots of sunshine to come across Spain and Portugal with the odd shower around the Balearics. Most of Italy will also be dry with a few coastal showers. High pressure keeps much of the Balkans and the Adriatic Region dry with the dry, but cold day to come across Turkey. Most of Poland, Austria and the Ukraine should be dry with sunny spells. Daytime maximum temperatures again will be below freezing from the Baltic States through Belarus down across the Ukraine into central and eastern Turkey and area eastward through Russia and Finland. Strong easterly winds will persist through the Straits of Gibraltar.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Fair southern Europe

Wet windy north

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 15th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair for southern and central areas, more wind and rain to the north

Sunday

A windy but dry day to come across England. Expect some rain and snow across Norway with an area of heavy rain across southern Sweden and lighter rain into Denmark and northern Germany. An area of heavy snow will affect northern Sweden, Finland and the Baltic States. Most of France along with Belgium and Holland should be fair and dry with sunny spells. Lots of sunshine to come across Spain and Portugal with the odd shower around the Balearics. Most of Italy will also be dry with a few coastal showers. High pressure keeps much of the Balkans and the Adriatic Region dry with the dry, but cold day to come across Turkey. Most of Poland, Austria and the Ukraine should be dry with sunny spells. Daytime maximum temperatures again will be below freezing from the Baltic States through Belarus down across the Ukraine into central and eastern Turkey and area eastward through Russia and Finland. Strong easterly winds will persist through the Straits of Gibraltar.

Monday

A fair day through Spain and Portugal with some good spells of sunshine here. Further sunshine across the Balearics and southern parts of Italy. Fog could trouble central and northern Italy, but this clearing to sunshine. Heavy showers across Greece but dry for Turkey. Good spells of sunshine in France,l but some cloud and rain affecting the far north. Further cloud and rain in the Low Countries and northern Germany. Central and southern Germany should be fine and dry with good spells of sunshine. More sunshine to come through southern Poland and across Austria, Switzerland and Hungary. A stormy day in Denmark with more cloud and rain here. Rain arriving in the Baltic States too, as well as through Finland. Windy and wet for Sweden, but becoming brighter in Norway although still mild here.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Best sun in south

Rain to north

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 16th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Sunny across southern Europe but the jet stream brings rain to the north

Monday

A fair day through Spain and Portugal with some good spells of sunshine here. Further sunshine across the Balearics and southern parts of Italy. Fog could trouble central and northern Italy, but this clearing to sunshine. Heavy showers across Greece but dry for Turkey. Good spells of sunshine in France,l but some cloud and rain affecting the far north. Further cloud and rain in the Low Countries and northern Germany. Central and southern Germany should be fine and dry with good spells of sunshine. More sunshine to come through southern Poland and across Austria, Switzerland and Hungary. A stormy day in Denmark with more cloud and rain here. Rain arriving in the Baltic States too, as well as through Finland. Windy and wet for Sweden, but becoming brighter in Norway although still mild here.

 

Tuesday

Showery bursts of rain affecting the west of Portugal through today. Most of Spain stays fine and dry with more sunshine. Foggy across northern parts of Italy but central and southern areas should be dry and sunny. Fair for Greece with sunshine, although feeling chilly, and fair for Turkey too. Much of central and southern France will be dry and sunny, with some sunshine across Switzerland and Austria. Cloud and some outbreaks of rain for northern France and the Low Countries as well as northern Germany. Central and southern Germany will be dry. Showery rain in Denmark and breezy here. Windy with a mix of sunshine and wintry showers in Norway. Cloud and rain through the Baltic States and southern Finland. Sweden will be dry with sunny spells.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Dry sunny south

Rain to north

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 17th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Sunny for the south of Europe, but cloud and rain to the north

Tuesday

Showery bursts of rain affecting the west of Portugal through today. Most of Spain stays fine and dry with more sunshine. Foggy across northern parts of Italy but central and southern areas should be dry and sunny. Fair for Greece with sunshine, although feeling chilly, and fair for Turkey too. Much of central and southern France will be dry and sunny, with some sunshine across Switzerland and Austria. Cloud and some outbreaks of rain for northern France and the Low Countries as well as northern Germany. Central and southern Germany will be dry. Showery rain in Denmark and breezy here. Windy with a mix of sunshine and wintry showers in Norway. Cloud and rain through the Baltic States and southern Finland. Sweden will be dry with sunny spells.

Wednesday

Cloud and outbreaks of rain affecting western Portugal on Wednesday Most of southern Portugal and Spain should be fair with some good spells of sunshine. More sunshine across most of Italy although the risk of some fog patches here. Fine through Greece, although some heavy showers for southern Turkey. Cloud and rain affecting the north of France but the south should be fair and sunny. More cloud and some rain through the Low Countries and northern Germany as well as Poland. Southern Germany and Poland will be fine with some sunshine. A risk of some fog for Austria, Switzerland and Hungary. Windy for the UK. Denmark will be cloudy with outbreaks of drizzle and light rain. Fair for the Baltic States with sunny spells here. More sunshine for Norway and Finland as well as Sweden.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Best sun in east

Rain to west

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 18th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Fair in the east and south, some rain through the north and west

Wednesday

Cloud and outbreaks of rain affecting western Portugal on Wednesday Most of southern Portugal and Spain should be fair with some good spells of sunshine. More sunshine across most of Italy although the risk of some fog patches here. Fine through Greece, although some heavy showers for southern Turkey.Cloud and rain affecting the north of France but the south should be fair and sunny. More cloud and some rain through the Low Countries and northern Germany as well as Poland. Southern Germany and Poland will be fine with some sunshine. A risk of some fog for Austria, Switzerland and Hungary. Windy for the UK. Denmark will be cloudy with outbreaks of drizzle and light rain. Fair for the Baltic States with sunny spells here. More sunshine for Norway and Finland as well as Sweden.

Thursday

Some showery bursts of rain slipping south through Spain and Portugal today. Rain affecting eastern Spain and the Balearics. Fair for Italy with good spells of sunshine, and staying fine across Greece too. More sunshine to come for much of Turkey, but some heavy showers to the south. A few showers in western France but cloud and rain to the eats and south. Sunny spells and scattered showers in the Low Countries, with rain crossing through Germany. Poland will have some rain in the west. Rain for Switzerland, but fair in Austria and Hungary. A wet day with cloud through Norway and Denmark. Some showers rain affecting the Baltic States and Finland. Rather cloudy in Sweden but probably largely dry.

 

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20131218

[Summer Sun]

Unsettled and Cold

Snow in the East

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 19 December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Fine across Turkey

Today

A windy day to come across northern Europe and also through the Straits of Gibraltar through the Balearics. Outbreaks of snow are expected across Norway and northern Sweden. An area of heavy rain will affect Denmark, Germany, the Low Countries, the southern half of France along with much of Spain and Portugal. Expect some showers around Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily with a dry, mostly sunny day of Italy, much of the Balkans along with the Adriatic Region. Some heavy showers are expected the eastern Mediterranean. Lots of sunshine today across Turkey and the Ukraine and it will be dry. Cloudy and very cold with snow flurries across Finland. Much of Russia, the Baltic States, Poland and Belarus will be dry but cold.

Friday

Very windy across Britain and Scandinavia today. Gales are also likely across southern France to the western Mediterranean Region. Cold across Spain today with the risk of some snow in the far north, dry across central and southern Spain. Snow is snow showers is forecast for Norway with much of Sweden fair and dry. Heavy outbreaks of snow are forecast for northern Finland, into northern Russia with southern Finland seeing outbreaks of rain. Some rain too for the Baltic States and Belarus and across Belarus it may be freezing rain. Across the Balkans States along with the Adriatic Region, it should remain fair and dry with sunny spells. Sunny again today across Turkey with a few heavy showers from Crete to Cyprus. An area of snow will stretch from western parts of Poland through Germany across northern Italy, southern France down through the Balearics. Snow is forecast across the Alps today. Southern half of Italy should remain fair and dry. Dry as well across northern France, Belgium and Holland with showers expected across Denmark.

 

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20131219

[Summer Sun]

Sunshine in Greece

Alpine snow Friday

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 20th December 2013
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Windy in north

Friday

Bright and sunny spells in Portugal and Spain on Friday, but with outbreaks of rain close to eastern costas. Rain also affects the Balearics, which may be heavy and thundery. Northern Italy will see some patchy rain, although it is drier and brighter in the south. Snow affects the Alps including Switzerland and western Austria. Mostly dry weather affects the Balkans, with sunny spells in Greece and Turkey. Dry and fine weather affects western and northern France, whilst rain and Alpine snow affects the south-east. Outbreaks of patchy rain affect southern Germany, with mostly cloudy skies in the north. Broken clouds for Austria, Hungary and Ukraine. Blustery winds affect the Low Countries and Denmark with a few showers blowing into southern Scandinavia, falling as snow quite widely. Finland will see snow in the north.

 

Saturday

 

High pressure builds through southern Europe on Saturday bringing a lot of dry and fine weather. Spain and Portugal are dry with sunshine, just a few light showers in the Balearics. Southern France is also dry and fine, and bright weather is also found in Switzerland and Austria with crisp sunshine. The Czech Republic and Hungary are also dry and fine but cool. Italy, the Balkans, Greece and Turkey are dry with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the mid teens. Wind and rain affects northern France and the Low Countries into northern Germany during the day. Gusty winds and outbreaks of rain also affect Denmark, Sweden and Norway. Poland is partly cloudy, whilst snow will affect Belarus and Russia.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Settled across much of Europe

Gales in north

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 21st December 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Sunny and Dry across Iberia

Today

Windy across Britain, northern France and much of Scandinavia and northern Europe with gales. Snow is forecast for Norway with an area of heavy rain from Sweden into Denmark and England. Much of Europe is under high pressure and this will give a good deal of dry settled weather from Spain through France, Germany and Poland. Dense patches of freezing fog will affect Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Rain and snow is expected across the Baltic States with heavy snow across Russia. Dry across the Balkans and the Adriatic Region today with sunny spells from the Ukraine into Romania and Turkey. A fine, mostly sunny day across Italy, Spain and Portugal with scattered showers across the Balearics to Sardinia and Sicily.

Sunday

A windy day with rain to come across England. Strong gales will again affect northern parts of Europe with heavy snow across Norway and rain across Holland, Belgium and northern France. Mostly dry across Sweden and Finland today. More snow to come across Russia with sleet and rain across the Baltic States. Some light rain to come for northern Poland but dry in the south. Some rain too in the north of Germany with the south dry. It continued dry across the Ukraine into the Balkans and across the Adriatic Region with dense patches of freezing fog. Sunny and dry across Turkey and Greece. Some rain to come in the far north of Italy with snow over the Alps. Dry with sunny spells across Portugal and Spain with showers south of Sardinia.

 

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20131221

[Summer Sun]

Windy north

Better south

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 22nd December 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled and windy northern Europe, better to the south

Sunday

A windy day with rain to come across England. Strong gales will again affect northern parts of Europe with heavy snow across Norway and rain across Holland, Belgium and northern France. Mostly dry across Sweden and Finland today.
More snow to come across Russia with sleet and rain across the Baltic States. Some light rain to come for northern Poland but dry in the south. Some rain too in the north of Germany with the south dry. It continued dry across the Ukraine into the Balkans and across the Adriatic Region with dense patches of freezing fog. Sunny and dry across Turkey and Greece. Some rain to come in the far north of Italy with snow over the Alps. Dry with sunny spells across Portugal and Spain with showers south of Sardinia.

Monday

Rain affecting Portugal through today. For much of Spain the day will be dry with sunny spells. Fair for Italy, although some fog affecting more northern areas. Greece shuld be dry with sunny spells throughout, and it should be remaining dry in Turkey too. Fair across the southern half of France and into Switzerland and Hungary. Strong winds and rain through northern France and into the Low Countries. Cklouid and some rain in Germany and Poland. Fair throughout for Norway and Denmark. Sunny spells and fair too in Sweden. Some showers affecting the Baltic States, a few of them on the heavy side. Breezy across Finland with a few showers here.

 

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[Summer Sun]

Increasing windy

Rain for many

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 23rd December 2013
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Becoming increasingly windy across Europe, especially northern and western areas

Monday

Rain affecting Portugal through today. For much of Spain the day will be dry with sunny spells. Fair for Italy, although some fog affecting more northern areas. Greece should be dry with sunny spells throughout, and it should be remaining dry in Turkey too. Fair across the southern half of France and into Switzerland and Hungary. Strong winds and rain through northern France and into the Low Countries. Cloud and some rain in Germany and Poland. Fair throughout for Norway and Denmark. Sunny spells and fair too in Sweden. Some showers affecting the Baltic States, a few of them on the heavy side. Breezy across Finland with a few showers here.

Christmas Eve

Cloud and rain through Portugal on Monday. Spain should be largely dry, although there will be some rain in the north. fair through the central Mediterranean with good spells of sunshine here. More sunshine in Italy and Greece as well as Turkey. A windy day in France with rain sweeping east. Gales through the Low Countries with rain at times. Cloud, rain and strong winds across northern Germany too. Poland will be windy but largely dry, as will be Switzerland and Hungary. Widespread gales through Denmark and much of Sweden and Norway. Heavy rain here may slow down Santa's journey, but at least it will not be too cold.

 

http://www.weatheronline.co.uk/cgi-app/reports?LANG=en&MENU=204&FILE=eus&DAY=20131223

[Summer Sun]

Dry in east but cold

Heavy rain west

Issued: 0530hrs Christmas Day 2013
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Gales, Heavy Rain Western Mediterranean

Today

A dry day but colder come across the United Kingdom, Belgium and Holland. Further heavy snowfall is expected across Norway today with an area of rain stretching from Finland through Sweden down across Germany into France, Spain, Portugal and the Balearics. Heavy snow fall is expected across the Alps with rain in the extreme north of Italy. Central southern Italy should remain dry. Expect a good deal of cloud, but it should be dry across much of Russia and the Baltic States where it will be dry. Continued across Belarus, Poland, most of the Balkans States and the Adriatic Region although rain and showers are forecast across Greece. A dry day is expected across Turkey, Romania and Ukraine. It will remain quite windy across eastern Europe with strong gales in the western Mediterranean.

Boxing Day

Fine and dry across Britain today. Rain is expected across eastern France, western Germany, much of Italy and into the central Mediterranean. This rain will be very heavy with heavy snow over the Alps. Dry but rather cloudy across Belgium, Holland into Poland. Cold but a dry day across Russia, The Baltic States, Belarus into the Ukraine, Romania and Bulgaria. Largely dry across the Balkans and the Adriatic Region. Some rain may affect parts of Greece with Turkey staying fair and dry. Much of Spain looks dry but rather cold. Snow showers will affect western parts of Norway with eastern Norway and Sweden dry. Heavy snow is forecast for Finland but it may be rain in the far south.

 

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