Issued: 0530hrs Sunday February 26, 2017
Duty forecaster: John Ejdowski

Cold across Russia with snow

Today
A fine, dry sunny day to come across Portugal, Spain, southern France and across the Balearics to Sardinia. An area of rain is expected across northern France across into the Low Countries, northern Germany and PolandRussia. The far south of Italy may catch a few showers with much of the country dry. Rain and showers may affect Greece. Across the Adriatic Region and most of the Balkans it will be a dry day with sunny spells. A dry day to come across Turkey and the eastern Ukraine while snow effects the west. A dry, cold day across Norway, Sweden and Finland. Today the warmest temperatures will be across southern parts of Portugal and Spain with areas east of Poland the coldest.

Monday
Some rain to come across Portugal. Fine and dry across Spain and across into the Balearics. A few showers will be in the vicinity of Corsica, Sardinia and the far south of Italy otherwise it's a fair, dry day. Apart from the odd shower across Greece, it's another fine, dry day with sunny spells across the Balkans and the Adriatic Region. Lots of sunshine as well across Turkey, The Ukraine, Poland and eastern parts of Germany. Rain clears Britain to showers. An area of heavy rain will affect northern France, The Low Countries, southern parts of Norway, Sweden and also Denmark and western Germany. Very cold and cloudy but dry across Finland.