Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 22nd September 2012
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Best sunshine remains in southern Europe, but rain in Sweden

Saturday
Rain across northern Spain and northwest Portugal on Sunday. Lots of sunshine through the rest of Iberia and the Balearics. Sunny spells and dry through Italy after morning mist and fog patches clear. More sunshine to come across Greece and Turkey with plenty of sunshine here too.

Cloudier through central Europe with spells of showery rain across France. Heavy showers through the Low Countries, with heavy spells of rain in Germany and Poland. Sunny spells in Hungary with cloud and outbreaks of rain through Austria and Switzerland.

Low pressure over Denmark with have cloud and heavy rain associated with it. More cloud and some drizzle across the Baltic States, with further cloud and some drizzle in Finland too. Damp across southern Sweden with the best sunshine in Norway.

Sunday
Winds and rain affecting northern Spain and parts of Portugal through Sunday. Plenty of sunshine in eastern and southern Spain and Portugal. Lots of sunshine again in the Balearics and Italy as well as being dry. Greece is going to be dry and sunny too with more sunshine across Greece, Bulgaria and Romania.
Cloud, wind and rain through France, most of the rain in the west. Breezy and damp in the Low Countries with a risk of some heavier rain. Germany should be dry with good spells of sunshine, although there will be some cloud to the south. Poland should be dry with sunny spells throughout the day.
Low pressure over Scandinavia brings very windy conditions and heavy periods of rain across Finland and the Baltic States. More cloud and windy conditions with rain in Finland and Sweden. Sunny spells for Denmark and Norway with dry conditions here too.