Europe

Weather Underground Forecast for Friday, July 10, 2009.

A low pressure system persistently spinning over Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea will allow for wet weather over much of Europe on Friday. Expect widespread scattered showers to stretch from Germany, over the Czech Republic, and into the eastern Mediterranean. Wet weather is also expected over most of Scandinavia, with periods of moderate to heavy rainfall expected over parts of Sweden. Stockholm, Oslo, and Munich will see cool and wet conditions with highs in the lower 60s(F)/ mid-teens(C). The system will produce a front that will track through western Russia on Friday. This will bring moderate to heavy showers and thunderstorms to Moscow with highs in the mid-70s(F)/ lower 20s(C), with lighter showers extending into Saint Petersburg.

To the west, high pressure will build over France and the western Mediterranean, allowing for mostly sunny skies and pleasant weather. Paris will see a few lingering clouds with highs approaching 70(F)/ 21(C), while Rome will be sunny with highs in the lower 80s(F)/ mid-20s(C). However, a small trough will move through eastern Spain, allowing for thunderstorm development over Barcelona with highs expected to remain in the upper 70s(F)/ mid-20s(C).

To the north, a low pressure system spinning in the North Atlantic will push a moist front over the British Isles. Expect scattered showers over Ireland and the northern United Kingdom. London, however, will remain sunny and pleasant with highs in the upper 70s(F)/ mid-20s(C).