Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea
To   : All
From : Postbus 7
Date : Mon May 19 2025 12:00 pm

 * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * 
   from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm 

   Europe forecast - May 19, 2025
   Dry north, sunny
   Showers Iberia, then Alps

   Issued: 0530hrs Monday 19th March 2025
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Heavy showers in Iberia slip towards the Alps, showers in eastern
   Europe as well; fair for many other areas

   Monday
   Heavy thunderstorms in northern Spain and parts of Portugal on Monday.
   Fair and quite warm for southern areas of Iberia. The Balearics,
   Sardinia and Corsica will be dry and mostly sunny with scattered cloud,
   hot in Sardinia. More sunshine in Italy, scattered showers in the
   north. Heavy showers for the Balkan States, most clearing for a mostly
   sunny late afternoon; some linger in central Balkans. Greece and
   Türkiye should be dry with lots of sunshine.
   Heavy thunderstorms in central and southern areas of France, these
   merging to longer spells of rain too. Northern France should be dry
   with sunny spells. The Low Countries and Germany will be dry and mostly
   sunny. Cloud and some rain in Poland, most notably in the south and
   Czechia. Heavy rain for eastern areas of Hungary and Slovakia. Western
   Hungary and Austria will be mostly dry with sunny spells. Dry too in
   Switzerland, only a scattered light shower. Extensive showers across
   Romania and Ukraine.
   Denmark will be dry with lots of sunshine. Finland is going to be dry
   as well. Sweden will be dry and sunny with more dry weather for Norway
   too. A few showers over the coasts of northern Norway. Rain for
   Lithuania and east Latvia. West Latvia and Estonia should be dry and
   sunny.

   Tuesday
   A fine and sunny day for Iberia and the Balearics. Showery with a mix
   of cloud and sun Sardinia and Corsica. Most of Italy becoming cloudy
   with heavy showers north, some thunder likely. Showers more scattered
   central and south. Showers into the north Balkan States, mostly cloud
   to the south. Another dry and mostly sunny day for Greece and Türkiye.
   Frequent heavy showers continue in south and east France; fine in the
   north. Showers spread across Switzerland and Austria as well. Fine and
   mostly sunny Low Countries and Germany. Fine too into Poland and
   Czechia, a few clouds and isolated showers in southern areas here. Some
   showers in Romania and Bulgaria with plenty of sun spells; breezy
   around the Black Sea.
   Brisk cool breeze west Norway and Denmark though extensive sunshine
   here. Sunny in Sweden and Finland as well, only cloudy with rain in the
   far north. Dry with good sun for the Baltic States.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 5.20 am

Sunny periods and quite warm on Tuesday. More in the second half of the week
clouds, gradually colder and chance of a shower. In the coming weekend
Increasing risk of rain but again slightly rising temperatures.

So ma di wo do vr Za
Sunshine (%) 40 60 60 30 30 30 30
Precipitation probability (%) 20 0 10 20 30 50 60
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0/1 0/3 1/9
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 9 7 10 9 8 6 6/11
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 18 22 22 18 15 15 17
Wind direction No No N NW NW NW ZW
Windkracht (BFT) 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3


Long term, Sunday 25 May 2025 to Sunday 1 June 2025:
Big chance (approx. 90%) on a fairly changeable weather type with occasional rain or
Some showers, but also occasionally sun. The temperature is very much during the day
Probably around the long -term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:28 UTC 190525.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1034, near Iceland changing little. associated ridge over the central part of 
the North Sea moving slowly southwards.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 4-5, from the afternoon occasionally 6. good.

Thames 
northeast 3-4, increasing 4-5. good.

Humber German Bight 
mainly north 2-4. good.

Dogger 
northeast 2-4, backing north. good.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 4-5, first possibly 5, later decreasing 3-4. good.

Thames 
northeast 4-5, decreasing north to northeast 3-4. good.

Humber 
north to northeast 2-3, later increasing north to northwest 3-4. good.

German Bight 
north 2-4, backing northwest, in the North later increasing 4-5. good.

Dogger 
north 2-3, increasing northwest 4. good.


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 * Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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