Issued: 0530hrs Monday 2nd July 2007
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Hot across eastern Europe, staying unsettled, cool in the north

Today
A chilly day across northern and central parts of Europe today but hot through the Mediterranean and eastern Europe. Plenty of showers to come across The United Kingdom, The Low Counties and France today, many heavy. An area of more persistent rain will lie from Norway into Denmark and Germany. This spreads into Poland as it turns sunnier with showers across Germany in the afternoon. A number of heavy showers will also affect the Alpine Region. A largely dry, bright day to come for Sweden and the Baltic Sates with showers for Finland.
A large area of fine, sunny and warm weather will stretch from Portugal into Spain, the Balearics into Italy into Greece and Turkey. A hot, sunny day for the former Czech Republic.

Tuesday
Further heavy showers to come across England today with an area of heavier rain sweeping in across France, the Low Countries into Germany. This clears France in the afternoon as it turns sunnier with just a few showers.
Another area of heavy rain will move into Norway and southern parts of Sweden into Poland and the Baltic States. Fair and dry across Finland. Scattered showers will affect Switzerland, Austria and the former Czech Republic. It remains sunny and warm across Iberia through the central Mediterranean into Italy and the Balkans.