Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Fri Aug 22 2025 12:00 pm * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm Europe forecast - August 22, 2025 High pressure northwest Cool over the northeast. Issued: 0530hrs Friday 22nd August 2025 Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos Locally hot over the Med Friday A dry and sunny day for the Iberia, with only a few showers over far northern Spain. A mostly dry and sunny day for the British Isles, France, the Low Countries, Germany and Poland. Scattered showers for Norway, Sweden and Denmark, and perhaps a longer spell of rain for southern Finland later in the day. Scattered showers over the Baltic States, mostly over the coastal areas. Some heavy rain for southern Belarus and Ukraine, pushes east during the day. Plenty of showers over Central Europe early in the morning, but soon clearing to the east passing over the Balkans and with some remaining over Romania by the end of the evening. Satuday A dry and sunny day for the Portugal and Spain. France will see a settled day with plenty of sunshine. Similar conditions over the British Isles, with isolated showers in west. Dry and sunny for the Low Countries. Scattered showers over northern Germany, while Poland will see frequent showers, a few on the heavy side. Some showers for northern Norway, northern Sweden and norther Finland, but drier sunnier further south. Frequent showers for the Baltic States, some heavy. A mostly dry and sunny day for Belarus and Ukraine, with isolated showers. Some morning showers over Switzerland and Austria soon clearing to leave a dry and sunny day. A mostly dry and sunny day for Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary, while Romania and the Balkans especially over the west will see some afternoon showers. Isolated showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica, otherwise dry and sunny. Scattered showers developing over Italy in the afternoon, but Greece, Turkiye and Cyprus will see a hot day with plenty of sunshine. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Dericated by the KNMI on Friday, August 22, 2025 at 01.13 am First half to heavily cloudy and on the cool side. From Monday considerable periods With sun and rapidly rising temperature. From Wednesday to around 50% increasing Chance of showers. Vr Sat so ma di wo do do Sunshine (%) 30 30 50 60 40 30 30 Precipitation probability (%) 30 10 10 20 70 70 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 2 0 0 0/4 0/6 Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 12 13 10 10 12 15 15 Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 18 20 21 23 24/27 23/26 21/24 Wind direction NW NW NW NW ZO ZW ZW Wind force (BFT) 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 Long term, Friday, August 29, 2025 to Friday 5 September 2025: Half to heavily cloudy with a large (70-90%) chance of precipitation every day. Temperatures around the long -term average. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 07:26 UTC 220825. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: High, 1023, west of England remains fairly stationary. Weak trough over Scotland moving slowly southwards across the western part of the North Sea to Dover. Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC: Dover north to northwest 2-4, gradually veering southwest. occasionally a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Thames west to northwest 2-4, backing west to southwest. occasionally a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Humber west to northwest 3-4, occasionally 5, later veering north to northwest 2-4. occasional rain or a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. German Bight northwest 4-5, in the northeastern part possibly 6. occasional rain or a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Dogger northwest 2-4, occasionally 5. occasional rain or a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC: Dover southwest 2-4, gradually veering northwest. occasionally a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Thames mainly west 2-4, veering north 3-4. occasionally a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Humber north to northwest 2-4, occasionally 5. occasionally a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. German Bight northwest 4-5, in the eastern part 6. showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Dogger north to northwest 3-4, occasionally 5. showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146) .