Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Wed Dec 03 2025 12:00 pm * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm Europe forecast - December 03, 2025 Cold in north. Dry northeast. Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 3rd December 2025 Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos Unsettled Mediterranean Wednesday A mostly dry bright start for Portugal, some rain in north later. Early outbreaks of rain for Spain, becoming drier later. Some rain for southeast France, elsewhere bright with showers. Breezy but bright with showers for the British Isles. A few showers for the Low Countries and western parts of Germany. Drier further east and over Poland, Belarus and Ukraine. Scattered showers for Denmark as well as southern Norway and southern Sweden. Mostly dry but cloudy for Finland and the Baltic States. Cloudy but mostly dry for Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary and Czechia, feeling cold. Some patchy light rain for Romania and the Balkans. Bright with a few showers for the Balearics. Heavy rain for Sardinia and Corsica. Italy will see a mostly dry and bright day, but some rain is possible for southeast. Heavy rain develops over western Greece through the day, drier further east. A dry day with sunny spells for Turkiye. Cloudy bur dry for Cyprus. Thursday Some rain for northern parts of Portugal, drier brighter further south. Outbreaks of rain for Spain, snow over the high ground. A band of rain pushes east over France and the British Isles. Breezy with a few showers for the Low Countries. A cloudy but mostly dry day for Germany, Poland and Belarus while Ukraine will see some light rain. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain for Denmark, southern Norway and southern Sweden. Mostly dry further north and over Finland and the Baltic States. Another dry but cloudy day for Switzerland, similar to Austria but some rain arrives over the far east later in the day. Czechia will see a dry start, but rain arrives in the evening. Hungary and Slovakia will see cloudy skies with outbreaks of rain. Mostly dry for Romania, while some rain is expected for western parts of the Balkans. Mostly dry bright morning over the Balearics, but rain arrives later. Showers for Sardinia and Corsica as well as eastern parts of Italy. Heavy rain spreads north over Greece, and later in the day over the far western parts of Turkiye, while further east it will be a dry and sunny day. Dry and bright for Cyprus. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at 5:43 am Occasionally sunny on Friday and dry almost everywhere. Transition to one from Saturday (very) mild weather with regular rain or occasional showers. Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Sunshine (%) 20 30 30 10 10 10 20 Precipitation probability (%) 20 10 20 40 70 60 70 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0/3 0/3 1/5 0/4 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 5 0/4 1/4 5/8 7 7/10 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 8 8 7 7/10 10 13 14 Wind direction S SE SE S SW SW S Wind force (bft) 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 Long term, Wednesday December 10, 2025 to Wednesday December 17, 2025: There is a good chance (70-80%) of continuation of the mild weather with occasional rain. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 20:01 UTC 021225. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: low, 986, west of Scotland is slowly moving northeast and filling. associated trough is slowly moving east across the North Sea. an Atlantic low is deepening, 976, and will move to Scotland. Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC: Dover south to southwest 3-4, occasionally 5. an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Thames Humber mainly south 3-4, occasionally 5. an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. German Bight mainly south 3-4, in the western part 4-5. an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Dogger mainly south 4-5, later in the northern part possibly 6. an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC: Dover south to southwest 3-4, later increasing 4-5. first an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Thames Humber south to southwest 3-4, occasionally 5, later increasing 4-5. an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. German Bight mainly south 3-4, in the western part 4-5, increasing 4-5. an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Dogger mainly south 4-5, from the west increasing 5-6. first an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146) .