Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Tue Aug 19 2025 12:01 pm * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm Europe forecast - August 19, 2025 Central/west heavy showers Fine east Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 19th August 2025 Duty forecaster: Dan Graves Trending milder in the north Tuesday Central-southern Spain and all of Portugal stay dry, sunny and very warm. Showery rain for northern Spain, local heavy bursts around the Pyrenees and other northeast areas. Some thundery outbreaks forming into southern/southeast France too. Local showery rain in central-northern Italy with local heavy bursts, possibly thundery later. Much of the western Mediterranean dry, but isolated showers may form. Fine across the Balkan States, whilst thundery rain moves east over Romania and Bulgaria. Local showers for mainland Greece, but the Greek islands and Türkiye stay dry and fine. Cloud with some rain for central-northwest France. Fine, settled conditions prevail through central-northern Europe from the Low Countries east through Germany and Poland, warm summer sunshine. Dry too through Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary. Some showers over Switzerland and western Austria. Cool conditions extend across much of Scandinavia on northerly winds, with showery rain for northern areas, most frequent onto western Norway coasts. A cold front brings patchy rain to the Baltics and southern Sweden. Denmark and Lithuania stay largely fine. Southern Finland largely fine as well, some local rain in central and western areas. Wednesday More fine southern weather on most of Iberia though frequent showers continue in north Spain. Showers appear in the Balearics as well as Sardinia and Corsica. Wet across northern Italy with thundery showers, more scattered showers southward, mostly sunny and fine in the far south. A few scattered showers in Slovenia and Croatia, otherwise dry and sunny for the Balkan States. Scattered showers too over hills in Romania southward into Greece, extensive sun away and between showers. Only a few showers on central Turkish coasts. Outbreaks of showers across most of France, some thundery in the north. These thundery showers extend east across the Alps, extensively over Switzerland and much of Austria. Southern Germany likely to see showers as well with local thunder. Mostly dry with some cloud in north Germany, the Low Countries, and Poland, only some scattered rain northeast Poland. Dry too for Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary, though increasingly cloudy. Feeling milder across much of Scandinavia and the northern Baltic States. More dry, sunny weather for Denmark and southern Sweden. Rain continues across Norway's northwest coasts and much of the northern shores of Scandinavia. Scattered rain across much of north Sweden and Finland. Morning rain in the Baltic States slips southeast, clearing most areas by evening. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Dericated by the KNMI on Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 05.25 am Usually dry, periods with sun and temperatures between 20 and 25 ° C. Only on Some light rain can fall on Saturday. Di wo do vr Za so ma Sunshine (%) 70 40 40 30 40 50 50 Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0/1 0 0 Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 10 11 11 11 9 10 Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 26 23 22 20 21 22 21/24 Wind direction no n n n n n n n o Wind force (BFT) 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 Long term, Tuesday 26 August 2025 to Tuesday 2 September 2025: It is probably more changeable with a 60% chance of rain every day. The Temperatures are probably around the long -term average. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 06:47 UTC 190825. Gale warnings: Dover northeast 7 other districts: no warning Synopsis: High, 1031, near Iceland is changing little. Associated ridge across the central part of the North Sea is declining. Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC: Dover northeast 4-5, increasing 5-6, later possibly 7. later in the southern part an occasional shower. good, moderate in precipitation. Thames northeast 4-5, increasing 5-6. good. Humber north to northeast 3-4, increasing 4-5. risk of light drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. German Bight north to northwest 3-4, from the north increasing 4-5. risk of light drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Dogger north 3-4, increasing 4-5. risk of light drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC: Dover northeast 5-6, first possibly 7, later decreasing 4-5. in the southern part an occasional shower. good, moderate in precipitation. Thames north to northeast 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5. risk of light drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Humber north to northeast 4-5. risk of light drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. German Bight north 4-5, veering northeast, in the northern part decreasing 3-4. first risk of light drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Dogger north 4-5, later decreasing northeast 3-4. first risk of light drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146) .