Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 19th September 2017
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Showers or rain in the north, mainly fair and sunny to the south


Tuesday
Very warm today across southern parts of Iberia, Greece and Turkey. A fine, dry day to come across Britain with sunny spells. Another unsettled day across France, southern Germany, Belgium, The Netherlands and Denmark with showers, some heavy. Outbreaks of rain to affect Switzerland, Austria the Czech Republic, Croatia and southern Poland. Snow is expected over the Swiss Alps. Heavy showers to affect northern Italy and the rest of the Adriatic Region.
Sunny and hot across Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria. Apart from showers along the northern coasts, northern arts of Germany and Poland will be dry. Heavy showers in the morning across the Baltic States clear for the afternoon. Rain continues across northern Russia. Colder across Finland but mainly dry. Lots of showers are in the forecast for a chilly Sweden, Denmark and Norway.
Summery across Spain and Portugal with sunny skies. A fine day across southern parts of Italy as well. Expect showers across Romania with a dry day across The Ukraine. Heavy rain spreads into Hungary.

Wednesday
Fine and dry in Spain and Portugal with some warm spells of sunshine. Staying dry in the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. Dry in northern Italy but showers, some of them heavy to the south. Greece will have sunny spells and an isolated shower, these extending into Turkey too.
Fair for rance with plenty of sunshine here and feeling warm too. A fine day in the Low Countries with more sunshine to come here. Scattered showers across eastern and southern Germany. Showers also affecting Poland, these mostly well scattered. Heavier showers in Austria and Hungary as well as Switzerland.
Cloudier skies in Denmark with outbreaks of rain. Showers in eastern Sweden, some heavy. Scattered showers for the Baltic States whilst dry weather and sunny spells affect Finland. Norway is likely to be cloudier with rain at times.