Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Fri Dec 05 2025 12:00 pm * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm Europe forecast - December 05, 2025 Cold in north and east. Showery northwest. Issued: 0530hrs Friday 5th December 2025 Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos Unsettled Mediterranean Friday A cloudy day for Portugal with outbreaks of rain, more persistent over the north. Cloudy skies for Spain with some patchy light rain, drier bright towards the east coast. Some showers at first for France, but a strong winds and a band of rain arrive in northwest later. Heavy rain and strong winds spread east over the British Isles. Cloudy and increasingly breezy for the Low Countries. A mostly dry but cloudy day for Germany, but for some rain or sleet in east. Poland will see some rain over the west. Belarus and Ukraine will see a cloudy bur dry day. Some rain for Denmark, moving north over southern Norway and southern Sweden. Some light snow for Finland mostly in north. Mostly dry but cloudy for the Baltic States. Outbreaks of sleet or snow over Switzerland and Austria at first, drier later. Some rain for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Mostly dry for Romania, while the Balkans will see heavy rain. Bright with a few showers for the Balearics, more frequent for Sardinia and Corsica. Bright with a scattering of showers for Italy. Heavy rain for Greece with a risk of localized flooding. Some heavy rain for western parts of Turkiye, drier brighter over the east. Heavy showers with a risk of thunder for Cyprus. Saturday Showers for northern Portugal, brighter south. Scattered light showers for Spain. A showery and breezy day for France, the British Isles and the Low Countries. Some showers for Germany too. Poland, Belarus and Ukraine will see dry conditions with some bright spells. Denmark will see cloudy and breezy conditions. Some sleet or snow moving north over Norway, while outbreaks of rain or sleet are expected for Sweden and Finland. Outbreaks of rain for the Baltic States. A dry and bright start for Switzerland but some showers arriving later. A mostly dry day for Austria and Czechia, while rain will develop over Slovakia and Hungary. Some rain for Romania and the Balkans. A dry and bright day for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica, along with some sunny spells. A bright day for Italy with plenty of sunny spells, and only a few coastal showers. Heavy rain for northern parts of Greece, showers for coastal areas. Heavy rain for parts of Turkiye, mostly in west. Heavy rain with a risk of thunderstorms for Cyprus. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 5, 2025 at 3:56 am Variable and very soft. Especially on Mondays in the Northwest coastal area may have a lot of wind. Decreasing precipitation chances (30-40%) from Wednesday onwards persistently mild, but less wind and occasional sun. Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sunshine (%) 10 10 10 30 20 30 30 Precipitation probability (%) 20 90 90 70 90 40 40 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 4/10 4/7 1/4 4/11 0/2 0/1 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 3 4 7 10 10 10 7 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 7 10 13 14 14 13 11 Wind direction Z Z Z ZW ZW ZW SW Wind force (bft) 3 4 4 4 4 4 3 Long term, Friday December 12, 2025 to Friday December 19, 2025: Very likely continuation of the mild weather. From Sunday December 14th increasing volatility. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 08:09 UTC 051225. Gale warnings: Dover Thames Humber Dogger south to southeast 8 German Bight: no warning Synopsis: Low, 967, over the Atlantic will slowly move eastwards towards Ireland. Associated trough will move northeastwards over the North Sea. secondary low, 998 hPa, at east of Scotland moving northwards and filling. Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC: Dover south to southwest 4-5, increasing south to southeast 5-6, later 7-8. first risk of a shower, later rain. good, in precipitation moderate, later possibly poor. Thames Humber south to southwest 4-5, increasing south to southeast 5-6, later 6-7, in the western part 7-8. in the eastern part occasional showers, later from the west rain. good, in precipitation and first in the east in the coastal area moderate, small risk fog. German Bight south to southeast 3-4, in the northern part 4-5, later from the west increasing 5-6. in the western part occasional showers. good, in precipitation moderate, in the south in the coastal area moderate to poor and locally fog. Dogger south to southwest 4-5, soon from the west increasing 5-6, backing south to southeast, later in the eastern part increasing 7-8. risk of a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC: Dover south 7-8, decreasing southwest 6-7. showery rain with risk of thunderstorms. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Thames south to southeast 6-7, for a time 8, later decreasing south to southwest 5-6. showery rain with risk of thunderstorms. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Humber south to southeast 6-7, for a time 8, from the west decreasing south to southwest 5-6. periods of rain or a shower. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. German Bight south to southeast 5-6, first in the eastern part 4-5, in the western part increasing 6-7. from the west rain. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. Dogger southeast 6-7, in the western part 7-8, from the west decreasing south 5-6. periods of rain or a shower. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146) .