Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Wed May 21 2025 12:00 pm * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm Europe forecast - May 21, 2025 Wet Austria & Switzerland Showers in south Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 21st May 2024 Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling Heavy showers and thunderstorms in Switzerland and Austria, scattered showers south Wednesday Showers in the far north of Spain today. Fine for most areas though with lots of sunshine. The Balearics will have lots of sunshine too and will be dry. Showers in Italy, some of it heavy. Greece will be dry with lots of sunshine. Turkey stays dry, again with plenty of sunshine. Some rain in northern areas of France. Dry and fair in central and southern areas. Bright with sunny spells and dry weather for Germany and northern Poland, although some rain in central and southern Poland and Germany. Wetter too for Austria, Hungary and Switzerland. Sunny spells and dry for Denmark. Scattered showers for the Baltic States. Heavy showers in Finland and cool too. Further showers and rain for Sweden. Norway will have cold weather and some heavy showers. Thursday Showers affecting northern coasts of Spain on Thursday. For the rest of Iberia the day remains dry and sunny. Showers for the Balearics as well as Corsica, but dry in Sardinia. Heavy showers in western and northern Italy. Greece should be fine again as will be Turkey. Cloud and some rain for the south of France but fair in central and northern areas. Scattered showers in the Low Countries and northern Germant and Poland. Dry in southern Poland and southern Germany. Heavy rain and thunderstorms for Hungary. Austria and Switzerland with a risk of flooding here. Heavy showers affecting Denmark today. Some rain clearing to showers in the Baltic States but wet in Finland. More rain for Sweden, some of it heavy. Brighter Norway, a few showers in the south but dry for other areas. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Dericated by the KNMI on Wednesday 21 May 2025 at 00.36 hours First changed and cool with a few showers on Friday. Then changeable with Sunday and Tuesday rain. Temperatures around the long -term average. WO DO VR SA ZO Ma di Sunshine (%) 50 40 40 40 20 40 40 Precipitation probability (%) 10 30 50 40 90 30 50 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0/1 1/4 0/6 2/7 0/1 1/6 Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 7 8 6 6 12 10 10 Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 19 15 14 18 18 18 18 18 Wind direction W NW NW W W ZW ZW Wind force (BFT) 4 4 4 3 4 3 3 3 Long term, Wednesday 28 May 2025 to Wednesday 4 June 2025: Occasionally sun and about 40% chance of rain every day. First temperatures round the long -term average, later great uncertainty in temperature forecast with About 40% chance of (very) warm and dry weather. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 08:50 UTC 210525. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: complex low 1001 over the south of Scandinavia expected 997 by end of period. Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC: Dover variable 2-4. risk shower.. good, in precipitation sometimes moderate. Thames west 3-4 soon veering north to northwest 4-5. good. Humber north to northwest 4-5. good. German Bight west to northwest 5-6, veering north to northwest, in the North later increasing 6-7. good. Dogger north to northwest 5-6. good. Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC: Dover mainly north 2-4. good. Thames north to northwest 4-5. good. Humber north to northwest 4-5, in the eastern part increasing 5-6. good. German Bight north to northwest 6-7. gradually occasional showers. good, in precipitation sometimes moderate. Dogger no significant change. --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146) .