* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 05, 2024
Wet and cold north.
Unsettled Southeast.

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 5th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Snow showers for central and north.

Thursday
High pressure will offer a dry day for the Iberia, although rather
cloudy in north. Some light patchy rain for north and central France.
Heavy rain spreads east over the British Isles along with strong winds.
Some rain for the Low Countries, perhaps heavy for a time. Some rain
for north Germany. Heavy rain for Denmark from the afternoon onwards,
turning to snow over southern Norway, but dry further north. A dry but
rather cloudy day for Sweden and Finland, while some snow showers are
possible over the Baltic States. Dry and rather cloudy over Poland,
Belarus and Ukraine.
A rather cloudy bur dry day for Switzerland, but some showers possibly
arriving in the evening. Dry for Austria, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary
and Slovenia. Some rain or snow for southern Romania and the Balkans.
Dry and bright for the Balearics. Some early showers for Sardinia and
Corsica, but soon drier. Heavy rain for central and southern Italy as
well as Malta. Heavy rain and mountain snow for Greece. Dry and bright
for Turkey. Same for Cyprus.

Friday
A dry but rather cloudy day for the Iberia with some rain in far
northwest later in the evening. A band of rain spreading southeast over
France with easing winds. An area of heavy rain spreads east over the
British Isles along with strong winds. Some early rain for the Low
Countries, but soon drier. Heavy rain spreads south over Germany in the
morning with drier weather following. Early heavy rain for Denmark,
turning drier later. Some snow for southern Norway, otherwise further
norther as well as Sweden and Finland may see only isolated snow
showers. A dry but rather cloudy day for the Baltic States. Snow
showers for Poland, Belarus and Ukraine.
A cloudy day for Switzerland and Austria with outbreaks of rain and
hill snow. Some rain and snow for Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia.
Occasional snow showers for Romania, drier over the Balkans.
Dry but rather cloudy for the Balearics. Some showers for Sardinia and
Corsica as well as southern Italy and Greece. West coast of Turkiye
will see some rain, but dry further easterly. Rather cloudy but dry for
Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 4:56 am

Changeable in the weekend with rain from time to time and sometimes a lot of wind. After
The weekend will gradually become calmer, drier and colder.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 10 30 20 20 10 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 100 90 90 80 30 30 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 20/30 2/5 7/14 2/5 0/2 0/2 0/1
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 4 6 5 5 4 3 0/3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 9 8 10 8 7 6 3/6
Wind direction S NW SW N NO NO NO
Wind force (bft) 5 5 5 4 4 3 2


Long term, Thursday December 12, 2024 to Thursday December 19, 2024:
Gradually increasing precipitation chances to approximately 50% and slightly more wind. Temperatures
will probably rise slightly, but the temperature forecast is somewhat uncertain.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:35 UTC 051224.

Gale warnings:
German Bight
south 8

Thames Humber
south to southwest 8

Dogger
south 7

Dover
southwest 7



Synopsis:
low, 992 hPa, over the ocean deepening and will move to The German Bight. associated
troughs will move eastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
south to southwest 6-7, soon decreasing 5-6, later increasing west 7-8. first and
rain later. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

Thames
south to southwest 7-8, decreasing 5-6, later increasing west 7-8. first and rain
later. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

Humber
west to southwest 7-8, soon decreasing south to southwest 4-5, later increasing west
7-8. first and rain later. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

German Bight
south to southwest 7-8, decreasing 6-7. first rain. moderate to good, locally poor.

Dogger
west to southwest 6-7, soon decreasing south to southwest 4-5, later increasing west
6-7. first and rain later. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
west to northwest 7-8, decreasing 6-7. rain, then occasional shower. good, moderate
in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames
west to northwest 7-8, soon increasing 8-9, later decreasing 7-8. showery rain. good,
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber
west to northwest 7-8, soon increasing 8-9. showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight
south to southeast 6-7, increasing cyclonic 7-8, in the southwestern part northwest
8-9. soon showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger
west to northwest 6-7, soon increasing 8-9. occasional rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 06, 2024
Wet and cold north.
Unsettled central/south.

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 6th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Unsettled for most parts.

Friday
A dry but rather cloudy day for the Iberia with some rain in far
northwest later in the evening. A band of rain spreads southeast over
France with easing winds. An area of heavy rain spreads east over the
British Isles along with snow in north, and strong winds. Some early
rain for the Low Countries, but soon drier. Heavy rain spreads south
over Germany in the morning with drier weather following. Early heavy
rain for Denmark, turning drier later. Some snow for southern Norway,
otherwise further norther as well as Sweden and Finland may see only
isolated snow showers. A dry but rather cloudy day for the Baltic
States. Snow showers for Poland, Belarus and Ukraine.
A cloudy day for Switzerland and Austria with outbreaks of rain and
hill snow. Some rain and snow for Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia.
Occasional snow showers for Romania, drier over the Balkans.
Dry but rather cloudy for the Balearics. Some showers for Sardinia and
Corsica as well as southern Italy and Greece. West coast of Turkiye
will see some rain, but dry further easterly. Rather cloudy but dry for
Cyprus.

Saturday
Mostly dry for Portugal, rain and hill snow for north Spain, further
south sunny and dry. Sleet and snow showers for France, and feeling
cold. A cold day for the British Isles with rain/sleet showers mostly
in east. Heavy rain for the Low Counties, Germany and Denmark , turning
to snow over southern Norway. Further north, and over Sweden, Finland
and the Baltic States mostly dry with isolated snow showers. Some snow
is possible over Belarus, sleet for Ukraine.
Through the day rain and snow arrives over Switzerland and Austria,
possible heavy in places. Light and patchy rain for Czechia, Hungary
and Slovakia . Sunny for Romania and the Balkans even through
increasingly cloudy through the day.
Dry at first over the Balearics with a risk of thunderstorms later in
the day. Heavy showers or thunderstorms for Sardinia and Corsica as
well as northern parts of Italy. Light patchy rain for southern Italy
and parts of Greece . Heavy showers for west Turkiye and Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 4:26 am

Cloudy and occasionally rain on Sunday. Then dry, more sun and gradually descending
temperatures with light frost at night from mid-week.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 20 20 10 20 40 40 40
Precipitation probability (%) 90 90 70 20 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 5 10 1/3 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 5 4 3 0/4 -2/2 -2/2
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 8 8 8 7 5 4 4
Wind direction NW S NO NO NO NO O
Wind force (bft) 5 5 4 4 3 3 2


Long term, Friday December 13, 2024 to Friday December 20, 2024:
Quiet and dry at first with temperatures below the long-term average
light frost at night. Then gradually more wind, rising temperatures
to around the long-term average and precipitation chances around 40%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:31 UTC 061224.

Gale warnings:
German Bight
northwest 9

Thames Humber Dogger
northwest 8

Dover:
no warning


Synopsis:
low, 993 hPa, over Germany will move east. a next low, 989 hPa, over the ocean will
reach the North Sea at the end of the period. associated trough will move during the
night eastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west to northwest 5-6, decreasing southwest 3-4, later increasing south 5-6. good.

Thames
northwest 7-8, decreasing west 2-4, later increasing south 5-6. risk an light shower.
good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber
northwest 7-8, decreasing west 2-4, later increasing south 5-6. isolated light showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

German Bight
northwest 7-8, first possibly 9, decreasing 4-5, later decreasing west 2-4. isolated
light showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger
northwest 7-8, decreasing west 2-4, later increasing south 5-6. good.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 7-8, later 8-9. soon rain or a shower. good,
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames
south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 7-8, later possibly 9. soon rain or a shower.
good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber
south 5-6, soon increasing 7-8. soon rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight
west 2-4, increasing south to southeast 6-7. gradually rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger
south to southeast 5-6, soon increasing 7-8, later decreasing cyclonic 4-6. soon
rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 07, 2024
Cold north.
Unsettled central/south.

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 7th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Unsettled for most parts.

Saturday
Mostly dry for Portugal, rain and hill snow for north Spain, further
south sunny and dry. Rain and sleet for France, and feeling colder. A
cold day for the British Isles with rain/sleet showers mostly in east.
Heavy rain for the Low Counties, Germany, Poland and Denmark, turning
to snow over southern Norway. Further north, and over Sweden, Finland
and the Baltic States mostly dry with isolated snow showers. Some snow
is possible over Belarus, sleet for Ukraine.
Through the day rain and snow arrives over Switzerland and Austria,
possible heavy in places. Light and patchy rain for Czechia, Hungary
and Slovakia . Rain and snow for Romania. Rather cloudy with outbreaks
of rain for the Balkans.
Dry at first over the Balearics with a risk of thunderstorms later in
the day. Heavy showers or thunderstorms for Sardinia and Corsica as
well as northern parts of Italy. Light patchy rain for southern Italy.
A band of heavy rain and thunderstorms push south over Greece. Heavy
showers and thunderstorms for west Turkiye and Cyprus.

Sunday
Another mostly dry for most of the Iberia, with rain and hill snow over
northern Spain. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and hill snow for France.
Mostly dry over the British Isles but some showers for the southeast. A
rather cloudy day for the Low Countries, Denmark and Germany with some
rain at first. Mostly dry for Norway, Sweden and Finland, with some
snow showers in far north. Mostly dry for the Baltic States, perhaps
isolated snow showers in east. Some rain over Belarus and Ukraine.
Outbreaks of rain and snow over Switzerland and Austria as well
Hungary. Czechia and Slovakia rather cloudy but mostly dry. Some light
rain for Romania and the Balkans with hill snow.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica
and much of Italy. A cloudy and windy day for Greece with heavy rain in
places, same for western Turkiye. Some shows for Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 4:33 am

Dry until next weekend, periods of sunshine and lower temperatures
possible light frost at night.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 30 20 20 20 40 40 30
Precipitation probability (%) 90 70 30 30 10 10 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 8/15 1/3 0/1 0/2 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 5 3 0/4 -2/2 -2/2 -2/1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 7 7 5 4 4 2/5
Wind direction S NO NO NO NO O Z
Wind force (bft) 5 4 4 3 3 2 2


Long term, Saturday December 14, 2024 to Saturday December 21, 2024:
Gradually more wind and slightly increasing temperatures to around the long term
average. The chances of precipitation go up to 40-50%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:16 UTC 071224.

Gale warnings:
Dogger
north 9

Dover Thames
southwest 9

German Bight
south 8

Humber
south to southwest 8



Synopsis:
Low, 980, over the west of Humber is moving via the Dutch westcoast to the north of
France and is gradually filling, 1000. Associated troughs will move across the North
Sea.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 8, occasionally 9, decreasing west to northwest 7, possibly 8. showery
rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Thames
southwest 7-8, in the South first possibly 9, decreasing west to northwest 5-7,
later occasionally 8. showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Humber
south to southwest 5-7, in the South first 7-8, soon decreasing cyclonic 4-6, gradually north 6-7, in the West north 7-8. showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

German Bight
south to southeast 6-7, decreasing east to southeast 4-6. showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Dogger
south to southeast 4-6, in the West mainly east 1-3, from the west backing mainly
northeast 4-6, in the West north 8, temporary possibly 9. showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
west to northwest 7-8, gradually veering north to northwest. showery rain. good,
moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Thames
northwest 6-7, occasionally 8, gradually veering north to northeast. showery rain.
good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Humber
north to northeast 6-7, in the West north 7-8, temporary possibly 9. showery rain.
good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

German Bight
mainly east 4-6, backing northeast, in the West gradually 6-7. showery rain. good,
moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Dogger
north to northeast 4-6, in the West and gradually everywhere 7-8, temporary possibly
9. showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 08, 2024
Wet and windy
Cold for many

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 8th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Unsettled for much of the Mediteranean and central Europe, very wet for
some

Sunday
Another mostly dry for most of the Iberia, with rain and hill snow over
northern Spain. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and hill snow for France.
Mostly dry over the British Isles but some showers for the southeast. A
rather cloudy day for the Low Countries, Denmark and Germany with some
rain at first. Mostly dry for Norway, Sweden and Finland, with some
snow showers in far north. Mostly dry for the Baltic States, perhaps
isolated snow showers in east. Some rain over Belarus and Ukraine.
Outbreaks of rain and snow over Switzerland and Austria as well
Hungary. Czechia and Slovakia rather cloudy but mostly dry. Some light
rain for Romania and the Balkans with hill snow.
Heavy showers and thunderstorms for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica
and much of Italy. A cloudy and windy day for Greece with heavy rain in
places, same for western Turkiye. Some shows for Cyprus.

Monday
Rain in northern Spain today. Fair for many central and southern areas
of Spain and Portugal. Some rain in northeast Spain too. Heavy periods
of rain through the Balearics and across Corsica and Sardinia. Italy
will have heavy showers in the west although drier in the east. Greece
will have heavy, thundery showers, but drier over eastern coasts. Heavy
showers too in western and southern Turkey.
Windy and cold in France. Frequent showers, most along northern coasts
and through southern areas. Further showers and windy, chilly weather
in the Low Countries. Windy with heavy showers for Germany and Poland.
More heavy showers or longer periods of rain in Hungary, Austria and
Switzerland.
Windy in Denmark, some showers in the east. Fair in most of the Baltic
States, Finland will have some morning fog which will clear. Sweden and
most of southern Norway will be dry with sunny spells. Windier in
central and northern Norway, heavy rain here too.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 7:53 am

It will be largely dry from Tuesday. There is quite a lot of cloud cover, but...
Wednesday also sometimes sun and lower temperatures with possible light frost in the
night.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sunshine (%) 20 20 20 30 30 30 20
Precipitation probability (%) 70 50 20 10 10 20 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0/1
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 4 4 1/4 -2/2 -2/1 -1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 7 7 5 4 4 2/5 4
Wind direction NO NO NO NO O S SW
Wind force (bft) 4 4 3 3 2 2 2


Long term, Sunday December 15, 2024 to Sunday December 22, 2024:
Gradually more wind and slightly increasing temperatures towards the long term average. The chances of precipitation go up to 40-50%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:45 UTC 081224.

Gale warnings:
Humber Dogger
north to northeast 9

Thames
north to northeast 8

Dover
north 8

German Bight
northeast 7



Synopsis:
low 1001 over the north of France moving south whilst filling. troughs over the
North Sea will move south. high west of Ireland moving slowly to Scotland.

Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
north 7-8, decreasing 6-7, later veering northeast. showery rain, risk thunderstorm.
good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Thames Humber
north to northeast 6-7, in the western part first 7-8. showery rain, first risk
thunderstorm. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight
northeast 6-7. occasional rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Dogger
north to northeast 6-7, in the western part first 8-9. showery rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames Humber
northeast 6-7. occasional rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight Dogger
northeast 6-7. first occasional rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 09, 2024
Unsettled south
Chilly winds

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 9th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

Drier for southern Scandinavia

Monday
Persistent rain and chilly northerly winds in northern Spain. Fair for
many central and southern areas of Spain and Portugal. Some rain in
east Spain and heavy showery bursts through the Balearics and across
Corsica and Sardinia. Italy will have heavy showers in the west
although drier in the east. Greece sees heavy, thundery showers, but
drier over eastern coasts. Heavy showers too in western and southern
Turkey.
Windy and cold in France. Frequent showers, most along northern coasts
and through southern areas. Further showers and windy, chilly weather
in the Low Countries. Windy with heavy showers for Germany and Poland.
More heavy showers or longer periods of rain in Hungary, Austria and
Switzerland.
Windy in Denmark, some showers in the east. Fair in most of the Baltic
States, Finland will have some morning fog which will clear. Sweden and
most of southern Norway will be dry with sunny spells. Windier in
central and northern Norway, heavy rain here too.

Tuesday
Showery rain frequent in northern Spain and a few showers may affect
Portugal, but central and southern Spain stay dry with some sun.
Slow-moving thundery showers for the western Mediterranean, affecting
the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia plus southwest Italy and Sicily.
Drier in northern Italy. Rain also for western Greece and the Adriatic
coastline.
Chilly easterly winds prevail through central Europe. Fairly cloudy,
but dry for most of France. Light showers possible for the Low
Countries and parts of Germany. Areas of rain and hill snow for Czechia
and southern Poland.
Fair weather for southern Scandinavia with sunshine for Denmark,
southern Sweden and Norway plus the Baltic states. Also fine but cold
in northern Poland. Windier for northern Scandinavia, with frequent
wintry showers for northern Norway, but mainly dry for Finland.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, December 9, 2024 at 12:31 am

Cloudy and quite cold at first. At the end of the week periods of sunshine with evenings
light frost at night. Rain on Sunday.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 10 10 10 10 20 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 50 20 10 10 20 50 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0/1 0 0/2 0/5
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 5 3 2 2 -2 2
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 6 5 6 5 4 6/9
Wind direction NO NO NO SW SE SW SW
Wind force (bft) 4 4 2 2 3 3 3


Long term, Monday December 16, 2024 to Monday December 23, 2024:
High (80%) chance of changeable weather. The temperature is usually above
later around the long-term average.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:58 UTC 091224.

Gale warnings:
all districts northeast 7


Synopsis:
high, 1044, over Scotland changing little.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
northeast 5-6, soon increasing 6-7. occasionally light rain or a shower. good, in
precipitation possibly moderate.

Thames
northeast 6-7, later decreasing 5-6. occasionally light rain or a shower. good, in
precipitation possibly moderate.

Humber
northeast 6, occasionally 7. risk light rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight
northeast 5-6, in the southern part occasionally 7. good.

Dogger
northeast 5-6, first occasionally 7. good.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
northeast 5-6, first possibly 7. occasionally light rain or a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Thames
northeast 5-6. occasionally light rain or a shower. good, in precipitation possibly
moderate.

Humber
northeast 5-6. good.

German Bight
northeast 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good.

Dogger
northeast 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 10, 2024
Cloud, damp central
Colder Scandinavia

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 10th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cloud and some rain in central Europe, turning colder in Scandinavia

Tuesday
Showery rain frequent in northern Spain and a few showers may affect
Portugal, but central and southern Spain stay dry with some sun.
Slow-moving thundery showers for the western Mediterranean, affecting
the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia plus southwest Italy and Sicily.
Drier in northern Italy. Rain also for western Greece and the Adriatic
coastline.
Chilly easterly winds prevail through central Europe. Fairly cloudy,
but dry for most of France. Light showers possible for the Low
Countries and parts of Germany. Areas of rain and hill snow for Czechia
and southern Poland.
Fair weather for southern Scandinavia with sunshine for Denmark,
southern Sweden and Norway plus the Baltic states. Also fine but cold
in northern Poland. Windier for northern Scandinavia, with frequent
wintry showers for northern Norway, but mainly dry for Finland.

Wednesday
Rain in the east of Spain, some of it heavy. Showers for northern
Spain. Fair for the rest of Spain and Portugal. A wet day in the
Balearics with some heavy spells of rain. Showers in southern Italy,
some heavy, but fair to the north. Greece should be fair with sunny
spells. Turkey will have showers, some of them heavy.
France will be breezy with sunny spells and broken cloud. Some showers
in the northwest. Dry for the Low Countries and Germany. Bright and
chill in Poland. Hungary should be dry with some sunny spells. Staying
dry too in Austria and Switzerland.
Denmark will be chilly with some sunny spells. Cold for the Baltic
States but dry. Windy and cold in Finland but dry here. Cold too for
Sweden and staying dry. Norway will be cold and dry in the south
although gales and heavy snow in the north.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:23 am

Cloudy at first and temperatures around the long-term average. At the end of the
week periods of sunshine with light frost at night. Rain on Saturday, one on Sunday
some showers.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 10 10 10 40 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 20 10 30 10 60 30 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0/1 0 0/3 0/1 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 4 2 2 -1/2 3 3/8
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 6 8 6 7 9 9/12
Wind direction NO NO N SE SW W SW
Wind force (bft) 4 2 2 2 3 4 4


Long term, Tuesday December 17, 2024 to Tuesday December 24, 2024:
High (70%) chance of changeable weather. The temperature is usually above
later around the long-term average, where the uncertainty becomes great.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:20 UTC 101224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1042 hPa, over Scotland changing hardly. associated ridge is building towards
Denmark and will move to the Netherlands.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
northeast 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. risk drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly
moderate.

Thames
northeast 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. good.

Humber
northeast 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good.

German Bight
northeast 4-5, decreasing 2-4. good.

Dogger
northeast 4-5, decreasing 3-4. good.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames
northeast 4-5. good.

Humber
northeast 4-5, decreasing 3-4. good.

German Bight
north to northeast 2-4, later increasing 4-5. good.

Dogger
north to northeast 2-4. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 10, 2024
Cloud, damp central
Colder Scandinavia

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 10th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cloud and some rain in central Europe, turning colder in Scandinavia

Tuesday
Showery rain frequent in northern Spain and a few showers may affect
Portugal, but central and southern Spain stay dry with some sun.
Slow-moving thundery showers for the western Mediterranean, affecting
the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia plus southwest Italy and Sicily.
Drier in northern Italy. Rain also for western Greece and the Adriatic
coastline.
Chilly easterly winds prevail through central Europe. Fairly cloudy,
but dry for most of France. Light showers possible for the Low
Countries and parts of Germany. Areas of rain and hill snow for Czechia
and southern Poland.
Fair weather for southern Scandinavia with sunshine for Denmark,
southern Sweden and Norway plus the Baltic states. Also fine but cold
in northern Poland. Windier for northern Scandinavia, with frequent
wintry showers for northern Norway, but mainly dry for Finland.

Wednesday
Rain in the east of Spain, some of it heavy. Showers for northern
Spain. Fair for the rest of Spain and Portugal. A wet day in the
Balearics with some heavy spells of rain. Showers in southern Italy,
some heavy, but fair to the north. Greece should be fair with sunny
spells. Turkey will have showers, some of them heavy.
France will be breezy with sunny spells and broken cloud. Some showers
in the northwest. Dry for the Low Countries and Germany. Bright and
chill in Poland. Hungary should be dry with some sunny spells. Staying
dry too in Austria and Switzerland.
Denmark will be chilly with some sunny spells. Cold for the Baltic
States but dry. Windy and cold in Finland but dry here. Cold too for
Sweden and staying dry. Norway will be cold and dry in the south
although gales and heavy snow in the north.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 4:53 am

Occasionally sunny on Friday and light frost during the night to Saturday. Rain on Saturday.
Then mostly dry, mainly cloudy and on the mild side.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 10 10 30 10 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 10 30 10 60 30 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0/1 0 1/2 0 0 0/1
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 4 2 2 -2 3 4/7 3/7
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 4 7 6 7 9 10 6/10
Wind direction NE N SE SW W SW SW
Wind force (bft) 2 2 2 3 3 4 3


Long term, Wednesday December 18, 2024 to Wednesday December 25, 2024:
High (70%) chance of changeable weather. The temperature is usually above
later around the long-term average, where the uncertainty becomes great.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:37 UTC 111224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1038, over the British isles will hardly change. Weak trough will move southwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 4-5. good.

Thames
northeast 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4. good.

Humber
north to northeast 3-4. especially later occasionally drizzle. good, moderate in
precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight
north 4-5, first in the southern part 2-3. occasionally drizzle. good, locally decreasing moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.

Dogger
north 3-4. occasionally risk of drizzle. good, locally decreasing moderate to good,
in precipitation possibly poor.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4, later 2-3. later occasionally drizzle. good, moderate
in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames
variable 2-4. sometimes drizzle. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

Humber
north to northeast 3-4. occasionally drizzle. good, locally decreasing moderate to
good, in precipitation possibly poor.

German Bight
north 4-5, veering northeast 3-4, later in the northern part variable 1-3. occasionally drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.

Dogger
north 3-4. occasionally drizzle. moderate to good, locally and in precipitation
possibly poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 12, 2024
Showery Mediterranean
Dry continent, some sun

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 12th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Showers in the Mediterranean between Spain and Italy, some heavy.
Plentiful sun in many places Friday. Snow on Norwegian coast, some
pushing towards Finland.

Thursday
Heavy bursts of showery rain affecting eastern and southern Spanish
coasts. Brighter in central Spain and Portugal. Rain in the Balearics
and Sardinia and Corsica, some of it heavy. Bright for Italy with sunny
spells in most places though a few showers will skim the west and east
Mediterranean coasts. The Adriatic coastlines of Balkan States and
Greece will be dry and bright with good spells of sunshine. Fair in
Turkey too.
Fair and dry for France with sunny periods towards the south, some
prolonged. More cloudy but dry weather in the Low Countries and Germany
with sunny spells. Staying dry in Poland, again with sunshine. Hungary
and Austria as well as Switzerland will be dry and bright with some
sunny spells. Further east and south, brief bouts of snow and showers,
though none will be long-lasting. Bright and sun spells are possible.
Denmark will be dry with sunny spells. Breezy and cold in the Baltic
States and Finland with a few snow showers. Sweden will be cold and dry
with good sun in the south, some stretching into Norway. Western Norway
mostly cloudy with snow showers possible on the coast.

Friday
Bursts of heavy showery rain along Portugal's west coast. Otherwise
fine and sunny in Iberia with occasional showers. Heavier showers along
the French and Italian Mediterranean coasts, reaching inland. Plentiful
sun in the Balkans and Greece with isolated light showers.
Northern Continental Europe will see plentiful sun for much of the day.
More clouds possible in Poland southward through Croatia. Further east,
breezy and cold with sun in and out. Some morning sun over the Baltics
quickly gives way to cloud, snow possible to the north.
Clouds arrive over most of Scandinavia. Norway's west coast will see
plentiful snow and rain. Denmark and Southern Sweden warmer than the
rest of Scandinavia, but mostly cloudy with few sun breaks. Snow passes
across north-central Sweden into southern Finland.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at 12:59 am

Rain on Saturday. Then mostly dry, mainly cloudy and mild.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 10 30 10 10 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 30 10 80 30 30 30 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 1/3 0/1 0 0 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 1 2 -1 3 8 7 6
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 5 7 11 12 11 9/12
Wind direction NE SE SW W W SW S
Wind force (bft) 2 2 4 4 4 4 3


Long term, Thursday December 19, 2024 to Thursday December 26, 2024:
High (70%) chance of changeable weather. The temperature is usually above
later around the long-term average, where uncertainty increases.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:31 UTC 121224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1035, over the British Isles will slowly move eastwards. Weak trough will move
southwards across the coastal area.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
mainly east 2-3, occasionally 4. later occasionally drizzle. good, in precipitation
and locally moderate, possibly poor.

Thames
variable 1-3, soon from the north increasing northeast 3-4, veering east. occasionally drizzle. good, in precipitation and locally moderate, possibly poor.

Humber
northeast 3-4, veering east. occasionally drizzle. good, in precipitation and locally moderate, possibly poor.

German Bight
northeast 3-4, in the northern part 2-3, veering east to southeast. good, in the
western part possibly moderate.

Dogger
north 2-3, occasionally 4, veering mainly east. occasionally drizzle. moderate to
poor, risk of fog.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east 3-4. occasionally drizzle. good, in precipitation and locally moderate, possibly poor.

Thames Humber
east 3-4, veering southeast. occasionally drizzle. good, in precipitation and locally moderate, possibly poor.

German Bight
east 3-4, veering southeast. good.

Dogger
mainly east 2-3, from the south increasing southeast 3-4. in the northern part rain
or drizzle. moderate to poor, increasing good, first risk of fog.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 13, 2024
Wet and cold north.
Cold sinking south.

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 13th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure for central areas.

Friday
A rather cloudy day for Portugal with coastal showers. Some showers at
first for Spain, drier later. Rather cloudy for France with some
showers in south and west. Showers for the British Isles later in the
day from the northwest. Mostly dry but cloudy for the Low Countries,
Denmark and Germany but sunnier for Poland. Rain and hill snow for
Norway, some snow for north Sweden as well as Finland and the northern
parts of the Baltic States. Mostly dry for Belarus, sunny for Ukraine.
A dry day for Central Europe, with some fog in places through the
morning. Sunny spells developing through the day. Cloudier for Romania,
while the Balkans will remain sunny.
Heavy showers for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy with a
risk of thunderstorms. Sunny for Greece and Cyprus. Some snow for
northern Turkiye.

Saturday
Mostly dry for the Iberia, but some rain for northern Spain later in
the day. Some showers for France and the British Isles. A period of
rain for the Low Countries and Denmark, spreading over Germany and
Poland from the afternoon onwards, and turning to snow over the hills.
Some heavy snow for Norway, Sweden, Finland along with strong winds,
spreading over the Baltic States later in the day. Mostly dry for
Belarus and Ukraine.
A mostly dry morning and afternoon for Central Europe, but some snow
showers will arrive in the evening from the north. Some heavy rain and
hill snow for the Balkans.
Mostly dry and bright over the Balearics, some showers for Sardinia,
Corsica and Italy. Dry and sunny for Greece and Cyprus. Mostly dry for
Turkiye, but for some snow showers over the northeast.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 4:26 am

Cloudy and sometimes some rain during the weekend. Dry and soft from Monday sometimes some space for the sun. It will become more changeable later in the week.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 20 10 10 30 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 10 60 30 20 20 50 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 2 0/1 0 0 0/2 2/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 3 -1/3 3 8 7 4 7
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 3 6 11 12 10 10/13 11
Wind direction SE SW SW W SW Z SW
Wind force (bft) 2 4 4 4 3 4 4


Long term, Friday December 20, 2024 to Friday December 27, 2024:
First there is a high (70%) chance of changeable weather. In the week of Christmas the
forecast is still uncertain, both for temperature and precipitation. The chance of
winter weather is small (10%).

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:45 UTC 131224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1036, over Poland is southeastwards moving away. Low, 1001, northeast of Iceland will move to Norway. Associated trough will move southeastwards towards the
North Sea.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
east to southeast 3-4, soon decreasing 2-3, veering west. moderate to good.

Thames
southeast 3-4, soon decreasing 2-3, veering west to southwest. moderate to good.

Humber
southeast 3-4, soon decreasing 2-3, later veering west to southwest 3-4. moderate to
good.

German Bight
southeast 3-4, veering southwest. good.

Dogger
southeast 3-4, veering southwest. risk of drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation,
possibly poor.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
west 2-3, soon increasing 3-4. later light rain. good, locally and moderate in precipitation.

Thames
west 2-3, increasing 4-5. later light rain. good, locally and moderate in precipitation.

Humber
west 3-4, increasing 4-5, later veering northwest. light rain. good, locally and
moderate in precipitation.

German Bight
southwest 3-4, increasing west 4-5, later veering northwest 5-6. light rain. good,
moderate in precipitation.

Dogger
southwest 3-4, soon increasing west 4-5, veering northwest. light rain. good, moderate in precipitation.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 14, 2024
Wet and cold north.
Cold sinking southeast.

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 14th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure for southwest.

Saturday
Mostly dry for the Iberia, but some rain for northern Spain later in
the day. Some showers for France and the British Isles. A period of
rain for the Low Countries and Denmark, spreading over Germany and
Poland from the afternoon onwards, and turning to snow over the hills.
Some heavy snow for Norway, Sweden, Finland along with strong winds,
spreading over the Baltic States later in the day. Mostly dry for
Belarus and Ukraine.
A mostly dry morning and afternoon for Central Europe, but some snow
showers will arrive in the evening from the north. Some heavy rain and
hill snow for the Balkans.
Mostly dry and bright over the Balearics, some showers for Sardinia,
Corsica and Italy. Some heavy rain for western Greece, but sunny and
dry for Cyprus. Mostly dry for Turkiye, but for some snow showers over
the far northeast.

Sunday
Another mostly dry and sunny day for the Iberia. Cloudy but mostly dry
for France. Rain for northwestern parts of the British Isles, but
mostly dry elsewhere. Some showers for the Low Countries, Denmark and
north Germany. Some snow showers for Poland. Heavy rain and snow for
Norway and Sweden. Some early snow for Finland. Snow showers for the
Baltic States.
Light snow showers for Central Europe, as well as Romania and northern
Balkans.
A few showers for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Some
heavy showers for Greece and western Turkiye. Mostly in Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 4:43 am

Cloudy and sometimes some rain during the weekend. Dry and soft from Monday sometimes some space for the sun. It will become more changeable later in the week.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 10 10 30 10 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 60 50 20 20 80 90 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 2 1 0 0 1/3 5/11 2/8
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 0 3 8 6 5 9 5
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 9 11 10 12 12 9
Wind direction SW SW SW SW Z SW W
Wind force (bft) 3 4 5 3 4 4 4


Long term, Saturday December 21, 2024 to Saturday December 28, 2024:
First there is a high (70%) chance of changeable weather. In the week of Christmas the
forecast is still uncertain, both for temperature and precipitation. The chance of
winter weather is small (10%).

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:54 UTC 141224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Low, 998, between Iceland and Norway will move to the Baltic Sea. Associated trough
will move eastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west to northwest 3-4, increasing northwest 4-5. occasionally rain or drizzle. good,
moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Thames
west to northwest 5, possibly 6. occasionally rain or drizzle, after occasional
showers. good, moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Humber
northwest 5, possibly 6. occasionally rain or drizzle, after occasional showers.
good, moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

German Bight
northwest 4-5, increasing 5-6, in the East first southwest 5-6. occasional showers.
good, moderate in precipitation, in the East first moderate to poor.

Dogger
northwest 4-5, increasing 5-6. occasionally drizzle or an light shower. good, moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
northwest 4-5, backing west. good, moderate in precipitation.

Thames Humber German Bight
northwest 5-6, backing west. occasional shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger
northwest 5-6, backing west. especially first occasional showers. good, moderate in
precipitation.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 15, 2024
Windy northern Europe
Drier western Mediterranean

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 14th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Windy central and northern Europe, brighter and dry western
Mediterranean

Sunday
Another mostly dry and sunny day for the Iberia. Cloudy but mostly dry
for France. Rain for northwestern parts of the British Isles, but
mostly dry elsewhere. Some showers for the Low Countries, Denmark and
north Germany. Some snow showers for Poland. Heavy rain and snow for
Norway and Sweden. Some early snow for Finland. Snow showers for the
Baltic States.
Light snow showers for Central Europe, as well as Romania and northern
Balkans.
A few showers for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Some
heavy showers for Greece and western Turkey. Mostly in Cyprus.

Monday
Fair for Spain and POrtugal with long spells of sunshine. More sunshine
through the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. Fair too in Italy with
sunshine here. Some rain for southern and eastern Greece, otherwise
fair. Rain in southern and eastern Turkey.
Morning fog clearing quickly to leave a fine day in France. Breezy with
some drizzle in the Low Countries and through much of northern and
central Germany. Gales and heavier rain in much of Poland. Hungary and
Austria will be bright and dry with sunshine, this extending to
Switzerland.
Windy and cloudy in much of Denmark. Outbreak of rain and gale force
winds for the Baltic States. Breezy and bright in Finland. Windy for
much of Sweden but dry. Heavy rain, showers and strong winds in
southern Norway, snow in the northern half of Norway.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Sunday, December 15, 2024 at 1:16 am

First mainly dry and sometimes some sun. More changeable from Wednesday with a lot
rain and wind. Furthermore, persistently mild, especially on Wednesday and Thursday.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sunshine (%) 10 30 10 10 10 10 20
Precipitation probability (%) 50 20 20 80 90 90 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 1 0 0 1/3 5/15 2/8 0/5
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 3 8 6 5 9 5 3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 9 11 10 12 12 9 7/10
Wind direction SW SW SW SW Z SW W SW
Wind force (bft) 4 5 3 4 4 4 3


Long term, Sunday December 22, 2024 to Sunday December 29, 2024:
A high chance (70-80%) of mild and changeable weather. Chance of a lake
winter scenario remains very small at 10-20%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 10:20 UTC 151224.

Gale warnings:
German Bight Dogger
west 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
A high, 1041, over South France and a low, 954, over the Norwegian Sea maintains a
westerly air flow over the North Sea.

Forecast valid Sunday 15:00 till Monday 03:00 UTC:
Dover
west 4-5, later possibly 6. good.

Thames
west 4-5, later increasing 5-6. risk drizzle. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

Humber
west 4-5, increasing 5-6. first risk drizzle. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

German Bight
west 5-6, increasing 6-7. risk drizzle. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

Dogger
west 5-6, increasing 6-7. later risk light rain. good, moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Monday 03:00 till Monday 15:00 UTC:
Dover
west to southwest 5, possibly 6. good.

Thames
west to southwest 5-6. good.

Humber
west 5-6. good.

German Bight Dogger
west 6-7. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 16, 2024
Windy east, easing
Sunny Mediterranean

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 16th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Low pressure over Scandinavia maintains high winds east with areas of
rain and snow. Mediterranean mostly dry with plentiful sun.

Monday
Fair for Spain and Portugal with long spells of sunshine. Bountiful
sunshine through the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia. Fair too in Italy
with sunshine here. Morning clouds in the Balkans and inland areas
gradually clearing. Some rain for southern and eastern Greece,
otherwise fair. Rain in southern and eastern Turkey, snow possible
inland and high altitude.
Morning fog clearing quickly to leave a fine day in France, more sun in
the south. Breezy with some drizzle in the Low Countries and through
much of northern and central Germany. Gales and heavier rain in much of
Poland. Austria and Switzerland will be mostly bright and dry, with
more clouds and showers east. Extensive clouds and snow in Ukraine and
Belarus followed by rain.
Windy and showery in much of Denmark. Outbreak of rain and gale force
winds for the Baltic States with sunshine in and out. Breezy and bright
in Finland. Windy for much of Sweden but dry. Heavy rain, showers and
strong winds in southern Norway, snow away from coasts.

Tuesday
Showers in western Iberia with sun in between. Dry with scattered
clouds in the western Mediterranean, near full sun further east. Clouds
in northern Italy, sunshine in the south. Mostly sunny from Croatia
east to Romania and south towards Greece and Turkey.
Mostly cloudy from France across Germany towards Poland, through dry.
Winds easing through the day across much of the continent. Rain lingers
in Poland in a band extending east through Ukraine. Southward in
Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary, mostly cloudy with isolated showers.
Increasing cloud, though dry, in the Alps.
Low pressure passing northeast over Scotland bringing breeze and rain
to the British Isles. Sun in and out across southern Scandinavia and
Denmark. Remaining breezy with frequent sunshine in the Baltics.
Cloudier in Finland and Estonia.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, December 16, 2024 at 12:53 am

First mainly dry and sometimes some sun, more changeable from Wednesday onwards lots of rain and wind. Furthermore, temperatures above long-term throughout the entire period
average, especially on Wednesday and Thursday it is very mild.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 20 10 10 10 30 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 20 20 80 90 70 70 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0 1/3 5/15 2/8 0/5 2/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 8 7 5 9 5 3 5
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 11 9 12 12 9 7/10 10
Wind direction W SW Z SW W SW W
Wind force (bft) 4 3 4 4 4 3 4


Long term, Monday December 23, 2024 to Monday December 30, 2024:
First there is a high chance (80%) of mild and changeable weather. At the end of the period, the chance of drier weather increases with temperatures around or slightly
below the long-term average to 40%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:51 UTC 161224.

Gale warnings:
Humber Dogger
west to southwest 7

German Bight
west 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
an high, 1040 hPa, over South France and an low, 976 hPa, over Finland maintains
over the North Sea an westerly air flow. an ridge will reach the North Sea on Tuesday morning.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west to southwest 4-5. risk light showers. good.

Thames
west to southwest 5-6. good.

Humber
west to southwest 5-6, in the eastern part occasionally 7. good.

German Bight
west 6-7. good.

Dogger
west to southwest 6-7. good.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
west to southwest 4-5, decreasing southwest 3-4. especially first risk light showers.
good, at night in the East decreasing moderate to poor.

Thames
west to southwest 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5, later decreasing southwest 3-4. good, at
night in the East decreasing moderate to poor.

Humber
west to southwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good.

German Bight
west 6-7, decreasing 5-6. good.

Dogger
west to southwest 6-7, decreasing 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 17, 2024
Alternating clouds and sun
Windy north, wet periods

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 17th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

A new low pressure system passes north of Britain maintaining winds and
providing plentiful precipitation north. Alternating clouds and sun and
isolated showers elsewhere.

Tuesday
Showers in western Iberia with clouds across much of Spain. Clouds
extend eastward towards the Balearic Islands through the day. Mostly
sunny further east with periods of clouds in Italy, more persistent in
the north. Mostly sunny along the Adriatic and Aegean Seas and inland
areas, though brief periods of cloud likely. Turkey dry and mostly
sunny.
Mostly cloudy with occasional bright spells from France across Germany
towards Poland, through dry. Rain lingers in Poland in a band extending
east through Ukraine. Decent sun north of this rain in Belarus and
Lithuania. Southward in Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary, periods of
cloud and sun with isolated showers. Increasing cloud, though dry, in
the Alps.
Low pressure passing northeast over Scotland bringing breeze and rain
to the British Isles. Sun in and out across southern Scandinavia and
Denmark. Quite cold north of here. Remaining breezy with frequent
sunshine in the Baltics. Cloudier in Finland and Estonia.

Wednesday
Alternating sun and clouds in Spain and Portugal, with a showery
northwest. Shower intensity increase towards the evening. Drier with
varied cloud across the Mediterranean into Italy, drizzle possible on
west facing coastlines. Cloud cover in the Balkans, though breaking
later in the day. Greece and Turkey remaining mostly sunny.
Westerly winds increase across most of Europe north of the Alps.
Drizzly showers from northern France across the Low Countries and
Germany into Poland. Mostly cloudy with occasional bright spells here.
Western France and southern Britain to see heavier rain into the
evening. Morning clouds gradually break in Hungary and Romania.
Windy from the British Isles across the North Sea towards Scandinavia.
Rain much of the day in Denmark and Southern Norway and Sweden, snow
further north. These rains approach the Baltics and Finland in the
afternoon, falling as snow from Estonia to the north.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 3:35 am

Changeable weather with occasional rain and lots of wind. Furthermore, the temperature is
above the long-term average for the entire period.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 10 10 20 20 10 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 90 90 60 90 90 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 3 7/13 0/2 3/7 4/8 1/4
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 6 6 3 5 5 4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 9 14 10 9 11 8 10
Wind direction SW SW NW W SW W W
Wind force (bft) 3 6 5 4 5 5 4


Long term, Tuesday December 24, 2024 to Tuesday December 31, 2024:
First gradually drier and decreasing wind, possibly again later in the period more variable. Furthermore, the temperature is (well) above the long-term average.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:22 UTC 171224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
an high, 1030, over the east of France will move east. associated ridge over the
British isles will move to the Baltic Countries. low, 990, at west of Ireland will
move to the Shetland Islands and deepening, 970.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames
southwest 4-5, later increasing 5-6. later risk rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Humber Dogger
west to southwest 4-5, increasing 5-6, later 6-7. later risk rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight
west to southwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5, later increasing southwest 6-7. later risk
rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames
southwest 5-6, soon increasing 6-7. at night risk rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Humber
southwest 6-7, soon increasing 7, occasionally 8. risk rain. good, in precipitation
possibly moderate.

German Bight
southwest 6-7, increasing 7, occasionally 8. at night risk rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Dogger
southwest 6-7, soon increasing 7, occasionally 8. at night risk rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 18, 2024
Windy northern Europe
Drier southern Europe

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 18th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Windy and wet northern Europe, drier in the south

Wednesday
Alternating sun and clouds in Spain and Portugal, with a showery
northwest. Shower intensity increase towards the evening. Drier with
varied cloud across the Mediterranean into Italy, drizzle possible on
west facing coastlines. Cloud cover in the Balkans, though breaking
later in the day. Greece and Turkey remaining mostly sunny.
Westerly winds increase across most of Europe north of the Alps.
Drizzly showers from northern France across the Low Countries and
Germany into Poland. Mostly cloudy with occasional bright spells here.
Western France and southern Britain to see heavier rain into the
evening. Morning clouds gradually break in Hungary and Romania.
Windy from the British Isles across the North Sea towards Scandinavia.
Rain much of the day in Denmark and Southern Norway and Sweden, snow
further north. These rains approach the Baltics and Finland in the
afternoon, falling as snow from Estonia to the north.

Thursday
A chilly day with heavy showers across northern and eastern areas of
Spain. Drier with sunny spells for Portugal and southern Spain. Cool
for the Balearics with sunny spells. Scattered showers over Corsica and
Sardinia. Heavy showers in northern Italy. Fair across central and
southern areas of Italy with sunny spells and scattered showers. Greece
and Turkey will be dry with good spells of sunshine.
Windy and cold in France with some heavy rain in the east and south.
Heavy showers for northern and western France although some sunny
spells too. Windy and cold for the Netherlands with further showers
here. More rain, some heavy in much of Germany and cold weather here.
Breezy in Poland with some rain and showers in northern and western
Poland. Hungary should be dry, heavy showers and rain for Austria and
Switzerland.
Windy and bright in Denmark. Windy and wet for Denmark as rain turns to
snow. Windy for Denmark too with further showers. Windy and bright in
southern Sweden. Windy with heavy showers and snow in western and
northern Norway.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 5:18 am

Changeable weather with occasional rain and a lot of wind, especially on Sunday. After it
Gradually decreasing chance of precipitation over the weekend. Furthermore, the temperature is constant throughout
period above the long-term average.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 10 20 20 10 20 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 80 90 70 90 90 70 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 1 11 0/2 3/6 5/10 2/5 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 7 4 5 4 4 3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 13 11 9 11 8 9 8/11
Wind direction SW NW W SW W NW SW
Wind force (bft) 6 5 4 5 5 4 3


Long term, Wednesday December 25, 2024 to Wednesday January 1, 2025:
Around Christmas there is a good chance (approx. 80%) of dry and calm weather, probably little room for the sun. Furthermore, the temperature is very low probably (well) above the long-term average. Towards the turn of the year possibly a bit more variable.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:26 UTC 181224.

Gale warnings:
Humber German Bight Dogger
south to southwest 8

Dover Thames
southwest 8



Synopsis:
low, 970, north of Scotland moving towards Norway, 963. second low moving Thursday
night and morning over Humber and The German Bight northeastwards, 990.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 7-8, decreasing 6-7, later backing south. rain later. good, moderate in
precipitation.

Thames
southwest 7-8, decreasing 5-6, later increasing south 6-7. rain later. good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber
south to southwest 7-8, veering west to southwest, later decreasing south to southwest 4-6. rain later. good, moderate in precipitation.

German Bight
south to southwest 7-8, veering west to southwest, later decreasing 5-6. occasionally drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger
south to southwest 7-8, veering west to southwest, later decreasing 4-5. first drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
south 6-7, increasing southwest 7-8, later decreasing northwest 5-6. periods of rain.
good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames
south 6-7, soon increasing southwest 7-8, later decreasing northwest 5-6. periods of
rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber
south to southwest 4-6, in the East temporary increasing 7-8, veering northwest 5-6.
periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight
west to southwest 4-6, in the South temporary increasing southwest 7-8, veering
northwest 5-6. periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger
west to southwest 4-5, increasing northwest 5-6, later 6-7. periods of rain. good,
moderate in precipitation.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 19, 2024
Central heavy rain
Cold Scandinavia

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 19th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Heavy rain in central Europe, good for ski-ing, cold Scandinavia

Thursday
A chilly day with heavy showers across northern and eastern areas of
Spain. Drier with sunny spells for Portugal and southern Spain. Cool
for the Balearics with sunny spells. Scattered showers over Corsica and
Sardinia. Heavy showers in northern Italy. Fair across central and
southern areas of Italy with sunny spells and scattered showers. Greece
and Turkey will be dry with good spells of sunshine.
Windy and cold in France with some heavy rain in the east and south.
Heavy showers for northern and western France although some sunny
spells too. Windy and cold for the Netherlands with further showers
here. More rain, some heavy in much of Germany and cold weather here.
Breezy in Poland with some rain and showers in northern and western
Poland. Hungary should be dry, heavy showers and rain for Austria and
Switzerland.
Windy and bright in Denmark. Windy and wet for Denmark as rain turns to
snow. Windy for Denmark too with further showers. Windy and bright in
southern Sweden. Windy with heavy showers and snow in western and
northern Norway.

Friday
Showers for northern Spain, dry for most of the country and across
Portugal. Scattered showers in the Balearics. Wet and windy for Italy
with some of the rain heavy and thundery. More heavy showers in western
parts of Greece. Turkey will be fair with sunny spells although some
showers in the west.
Scattered showers in the far west of France. fair for most of the
country with sunny spells. The Low Countries will be bright with some
sunny spells. Scattered showers and some cloud in Germany. Poland will
be mostly dry with sunny spells. Cloud and some patchy rain in Hungary.
Austria and Switzerland will have cloud and rain.
Sunny spells for Denmark with some showers in the west. Scattered
wintry showers in the Baltic States. Snow showers for Finland. Brighter
in Sweden and cold here too with sunny spells. Some snow in western
areas of Norway with more persistent snow in northern Norway.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 4:45 am

Changeable weather with occasional rain and initially a lot of wind, especially on
Sunday and Monday. Gradually decreasing chance of precipitation after the weekend. Further
the temperature is above the long-term average throughout the entire period.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 30 20 10 20 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 80 70 90 90 70 70 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 10 0/2 3/6 5/10 2/5 0/2 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 7 4 5 4 4 3 6/9
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 8 7 11 8 9 8/11 10/13
Wind direction NW W SW W NW SW W
Wind force (bft) 5 4 5 5 4 3 3


Long term, Thursday December 26, 2024 to Thursday January 2, 2025:
Around Christmas there is a good chance (approx. 80-90%) of dry and calm weather,
probably not much room for the sun. Furthermore, the temperature is very low probably (well) above the long-term average. Towards the turn of the year
the weather seems to be getting a bit more changeable and colder.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:23 UTC 191224.

Gale warnings:
Humber German Bight Dogger
northwest 8

Thames
northwest 7

Dover:
no warning


Synopsis:
Low, 985, over Denmark moves eastwards away. Low, 966, west of Norway will slowly
move eastwards. Associated troughs will move southeastwards across the North Sea,
followed by a ridge.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
northwest 5-6. first showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation.

Thames
northwest 6-7. first showery rain, later squally showers with risk of hail and thunderstorms. good, moderate in precipitation, later possibly poor.

Humber
northwest 5-6, soon increasing 6-7, later occasionally 8. first showery rain, then
squally showers with risk of hail and thunderstorms. good, moderate in precipitation,
possibly poor.

German Bight
northwest 5-6, increasing 6-7, later 7-8. first showery rain, then squally showers
with risk of hail and thunderstorms. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger
northwest 6-7, increasing 7-8. soon squally showers with risk of hail and thunderstorms. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
northwest 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5, backing west. good.

Thames
northwest 6-7, soon decreasing 5-6, backing west 4-5. especially first occasional
showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber
northwest 6-7, soon decreasing 5-6, backing west. especially first occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

German Bight
northwest 7-8, soon decreasing 6-7, later backing west 5-6. squally showers. good,
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger
northwest 7-8, soon decreasing 5-6, backing west, later southwest. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 20, 2024
Cold sinks southeast.
Mild in southwest.

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 20th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Unsettled weather for southeast..

Friday
A dry and sunny day for Portugal and Spain, with only some light rain
in far north Spain. A breezy and bright day for France and the Low
Countries, but rain arrives in far north later. A band of rain spreads
southeast over the British Isles with showers following. A mostly dry
and bright day for Germany and Poland. Rather cloudy for Denmark with
rain arriving later in the day. Some snow for southern Sweden and
Norway, mostly dry further north. Snow and windy for north Finland,
mostly dry further south. A few snow showers for the Baltic States.
Mostly dry for Belarus, some light rain for Ukraine.
Some morning snow for Switzerland and Austria, soon drier and brighter.
A mostly dry day for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, rain for Slovenia
and Romania. Snow for the Balkans.
A mostly dry bright day for the Balearics, some heavy rain for Sardinia
and Corsica. Heavy rain for Italy with snow over higher ground. Heavy
rain and strong winds spreads east over Greece. Dry and sunny over
Turkiye. Showers for Cyprus.

Saturday
Another mostly dry and sunny day for the Iberia, but some rain for
northern Spain later in the day. Rather cloudy for France with
outbreaks of rain away from the south. Blustery showers over the
British Isles, turning wintry over high ground, widespread gaels. Some
heavy rain for the Low Countries, spreading over Denmark and north
Germany later. Mostly dry but breezy for Poland. Some heavy rain and
snow for southern Norway spreading east over southern Sweden later in
the day. Some light snow showers for Finland, sleet for the Baltic
States. Dry but rather cloudy for Belrarus and Ukraine.
A few showers through the day for Switzerland and Austria, but more
persistent rain arrives later in the evening. Mostly dry for Czechia,
Slovakia, Hungary. Some rain and hill snow for Romania. Heavy snow for
the Balkans.
Sunny for the Balearics, some heavy showers for Sardinia and Corsica. A
mostly dry and bright day for Italy, some rain in southeast. Heavy rain
and hill snow for Greece and Turkiye. Heavy showers and thunderstorms
for Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 5:03 am

Initially still changeable with occasional rain and a lot of wind. After the weekend
decreasing chance of precipitation. Around Christmas there is a good chance (approx. 80-90%) of a dry and dry spell
calm weather, probably not too much room for the sun. Further away is the temperature above the long-term average for the entire period.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 30 10 20 10 10 10 20
Precipitation probability (%) 50 90 90 70 70 50 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/2 3/6 5/10 2/5 0/2 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 3 5 4 4 3 6/9 4/8
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 7 11 8 9 8/11 10/13 7/10
Wind direction W SW W NW SW W S
Wind force (bft) 4 5 5 4 3 3 2


Long term, Friday December 27, 2024 to Friday January 3, 2025:
Dry and colder, towards the turn of the year the weather seems to be a bit more changeable
become.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:52 UTC 201224.

Gale warnings:
Dogger
southwest 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
Ridge will move eastwards across the North Sea. Low, 982, east of Iceland will move
to Norway. Associated trough will move eastwards across the North Sea from the evening.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west 4-5, soon backing southwest, increasing 5-6. soon occasional showers, later
showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames
west 4-5, increasing southwest 5-6. later showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber
west 5-6, temporary backing southwest. later showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight
northwest 5-6, backing southwest. first occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger
west 5-6, temporary backing southwest, occasionally possibly 7. especially later
showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 5-6, soon veering west 4-5, later increasing 5-6. first showery rain. good,
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames
southwest 5-6, soon veering west, temporary decreasing 4-5. first showery rain. good,
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber
west 5-6, later increasing southwest 6-7. first showery rain. good, moderate in
precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight
southwest 5-6, soon veering west, temporary decreasing 4-5. especially first showery
rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger
west 5-6, later increasing southwest 6-7. first showery rain, later rain. good,
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 21, 2024
Turning colder.
Snow, sleet away from south.

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 20th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

Unsettled weather for most areas..

Saturday
A mostly dry and sunny day for the Iberia, but some rain for northern
Spain later in the day. Rather cloudy for France with outbreaks of rain
away from the south. Blustery showers over the British Isles, turning
wintry in places, widespread gales. Some heavy rain for the Low
Countries, spreading over Denmark and north Germany later. Mostly dry
but breezy for Poland. Some heavy rain and snow for southern Norway
spreading east over southern Sweden later in the day. Some light snow
showers for Finland, sleet for the Baltic States. Dry but rather cloudy
for Belarus and Ukraine.
A few showers through the day for Switzerland and Austria, but more
persistent rain and hill snow arrives later in the evening. Mostly dry
for Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary. Some rain and hill snow for Romania.
Heavy snow for the Balkans at first.
Sunny for the Balearics, some heavy showers for Sardinia and Corsica. A
mostly dry and bright day for Italy, some rain in southeast. Heavy rain
and hill snow for Greece and Turkiye. Heavy showers and thunderstorms
for Cyprus.

Sunday
North Spain will see some rain, but elsewhere over the Iberia will be
mostly dry and sunny. Heavy wintry showers for France along with strong
winds. Windy with blustery wintry showers for the British Isles, the
Low Countries, and Germany. A longer period of rain and sleet for
Denmark along with severe gales. Some snow showers for Norway, Sweden,
but a longer period of snow for Finland. Sleet showers for the Baltic
States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Heavy snow for Switzerland and Austria, while some snow showers are
expected for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Mostly dry for Romania and
the Balkans.
Increasingly cloudy but dry for the Balearics, some heavy rain and
strong winds for Sardinia and Corsica. Italy will see cloudy skies with
heavy rain and hill snow. Mostly dry and bright day for Greece, while
in Turkiye expect good periods of sunshine. A dry start for Cyprus but
some showers are possible later.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:16 am

Changeable and a lot of wind until Christmas. There is a good chance around Christmas (approx.
80-90%) in dry weather with not too much room for the sun. Located further
the temperature is above the long-term average for the entire period.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 10 30 10 10 10 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 90 90 70 70 50 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 3/6 5/10 2/5 0/2 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 5 4 3 6/9 4/8 4/7
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 9 6 9 8/11 10/13 7/10 7/10
Wind direction SW W NW SW W S E
Wind force (bft) 5 5 4 3 3 2 2


Long term, Saturday December 28, 2024 to Saturday January 4, 2025:
Dry, towards the turn of the year the weather seems to become a bit more changeable. The
temperatures are around or slightly above the long-term average.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:23 UTC 211224.

Gale warnings:
Dogger
west to southwest 8

Dover Thames Humber German Bight
southwest 7



Synopsis:
low, 961, north of Scotland moves to the Norwegian Sea. troughs will move eastwards
across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames
west to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 6-7. occasional rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber German Bight
west to southwest 6-7. occasional rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation,
possibly poor.

Dogger
west to southwest 6-7, later in the northern part possibly 8. occasional rain or a
shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
west 6-7. occasionally a shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames
west 6-7. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber
west 6-7, later possibly 8. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation,
possibly poor.

German Bight
west 6-7. occasional showers, small risk hail and thunderstorm. good, moderate in
precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger
west 7, occasionally 8. occasional showers, small risk hail and thunderstorm. good,
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 22, 2024
Gales, rain and showers
Better southern Spain

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 22nd December 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Gales in northern Europe with unsettled conditions, better southern
Iberia

Sunday
North Spain will see some rain, but elsewhere over the Iberia will be
mostly dry and sunny. Heavy wintry showers for France along with strong
winds. Windy with blustery wintry showers for the British Isles, the
Low Countries, and Germany. A longer period of rain and sleet for
Denmark along with severe gales. Some snow showers for Norway, Sweden,
but a longer period of snow for Finland. Sleet showers for the Baltic
States, Belarus and Ukraine.
Heavy snow for Switzerland and Austria, while some snow showers are
expected for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Mostly dry for Romania and
the Balkans.
Increasingly cloudy but dry for the Balearics, some heavy rain and
strong winds for Sardinia and Corsica. Italy will see cloudy skies with
heavy rain and hill snow. Mostly dry and bright day for Greece, while
in Turkiye expect good periods of sunshine. A dry start for Cyprus but
some showers are possible later.

Monday
Cloud and some patchy rain for northern Spain. Fair for the rest of
Spain and Portugal. Rain too affecting the Balearics, slowly clearing.
Low pressure bringing rain to Italy, heavy and thundery in the south.
Further heavy, thundery rain for Greece as well as southern and western
Turkey.
Some rain in northwest France with further rain clearing southern
France. Fair for the rest of the country. Breezy and cloudy in the Low
Countries. Frequent showers and some rain in Germany, feeling cold.
Further showers in western Poland but fair in the east. Hungary should
be fair with sunny spells whilst cloud and rain affect much of Austria
and Switzerland.
Bright in Denmark with sunny spells. Some showers in southern Sweden.
Rain, sleet and some snow in the Baltic States and southern Finland.
Broken cloud in Norway but mostly dry.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 3:07 am

A dry and cloudy weather picture, possibly more room for the sun from Friday with a chance of fog during the night and morning. There is little wind. The temperatures are around or slightly above the long-term average.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sunshine (%) 30 30 10 10 20 20 40
Precipitation probability (%) 90 60 60 50 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 5/10 2/5 0/2 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 3/7 3 6/9 4/8 4/7 -2/3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 7 8/11 10/13 7/10 7/10 5
Wind direction W NW SW W S O S
Wind force (bft) 5 5 3 3 2 2 2


Long term, Sunday December 29, 2024 to Sunday January 5, 2025:
Dry and a reasonable chance (50%) of light night frost. One from the New Year high chance (70%) of changeable weather. Temperatures are around
long-term average.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:11 UTC 221224.

Gale warnings:
Dover Thames Humber Dogger
west to northwest 8

German Bight
west to northwest 7



Synopsis:
Low, 967, west of Norway is moving southeastwards to the north of Germany. Associated troughs will move southeastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west to northwest 6-7, possibly 8, later increasing northwest 7-8. occasionally a
shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

Thames
west to northwest 6-7, possibly 8, later increasing northwest 7-8. showers with
first risk hail and thunderstorm. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

Humber Dogger
west to northwest 6-7, possibly 8, increasing northwest 7-8. showers with first risk
hail and thunderstorm. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

German Bight
west to northwest 5-7. showers with risk hail and thunderstorm. good, moderate to
poor in precipitation.


Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
northwest 7-8, decreasing 6-7. occasionally a shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

Thames Humber Dogger
northwest 7-8, later decreasing 6-7. showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight
west to northwest 5-7, soon increasing northwest 7-8, in the North possibly 9. showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 23, 2024
Gales in places
Unsettled eastern Mediterranean

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 23rd December 2024
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Unsettled for several days in eastern Mediterranean. Mostly cloudy
elsewhere, patches of rain and snow east.

Monday
Cloud and some patchy rain for northern Spain. Fair with lots of sun
for the rest of Spain and Portugal. Rain too affecting the Balearics,
sun and showers alternating. Low pressure bringing rain to Italy, heavy
and thundery in the south with gales. Further heavy, thundery rain
along the Adriatic coasts and for Greece as well as southern and
western Turkey. Inland Balkan counties will see snow, some heavy,
through the day. Eastward toward Romania and Bulgaria drier.
Some rain in northwest France with further rain and snow showers in
eastern France. Fair for the rest of the country. Breezy and showery in
the Low Countries. Frequent showers and some snow in Germany, feeling
cold. Further showers in western Poland but fair in the east. Hungary
and its north and east neighbors should be mostly fair with isolated
showers/snow. Snow, some heavy, affecting Austria and Switzerland.
Bright in Denmark with sunny spells, though gales along the west coast
down to Germany. Some showers in southern Sweden. Rain, sleet and some
snow in the Baltic States and southern Finland. Broken cloud in Norway
but mostly dry.

Tuesday
North Spain will see some drizzle, but elsewhere over the Iberia will
be mostly dry and sunny. Mostly sunny across the Mediterranean towards
Italy, though rain and risk of gales over the Balearics. Lingering low
pressure maintains showers in southern Italy and Greece. Heavy showers,
some thundery, along the Turkish coasts and inland in the southeast.
Mostly dry though cloudy in France, the Low Countries, and Germany.
Better chance for sun in the south near Switzerland and northern Italy.
Occasional snow showers linger further east in Czechia, Austria,
southern Hungary, and west Ukraine. Snow continues inland in the
Balkans, rain moving into Bulgaria and Romania.
Persistent rain along Norway's coasts, snow inland. Rain will cross
Denmark into southwest Sweden. Finland stays dry and cloudy. Some rain
and snow showers in the Baltic states, glimpses of sun possible south
towards Poland and Belarus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, December 23, 2024 at 4:30 am

Calm, cloudy and most dry. There may also be some room for it from the weekend onwards
the sun with a chance of fog in the night and morning. There is little wind. The
temperatures are predominantly above the long-term average.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 40 10 10 10 10 30 30
Precipitation probability (%) 60 40 10 10 20 20 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0/1
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 2 3 7 6 6 3/6 4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 8 9 12 10 9 7 8
Wind direction NW SW SW SE SE SW SW
Wind force (bft) 5 3 2 2 2 3 2


Long term, Monday December 30, 2024 to Monday January 6, 2025:
From the turn of the year onwards there is a high chance (75%) of a transition to changeable
and possibly stormy weather, with temperatures around or above long-term average.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:22 UTC 231224.

Gale warnings:
German Bight
northwest 8

Thames Humber Dogger
northwest 7

Dover:
no warning


Synopsis:
Low, 995, southeast of Denmark is moving to the west of Poland and is filling. Ridge
over the British isles is slowly moving eastwards, will reach the North Sea in the
evening and is followed by a weak trough.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
northwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5, later mainly west 3-4. occasional showers. good,
moderate in precipitation.

Thames Humber
northwest 6-7, soon decreasing 5-6, later 4-5. occasional showers. good, moderate in
precipitation.

German Bight
northwest 7-8, soon decreasing 6-7, gradually 5-6, later 4-5. occasional showers.
good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger
northwest 6-7, soon decreasing 5-6, gradually 4-5, later backing mainly west. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
mainly west 2-4, soon backing mainly southwest. risk rain or drizzle. good, moderate
in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames
northwest 4-5, gradually backing southwest. risk rain or drizzle. good, moderate in
precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber
northwest 4-5, gradually backing southwest, later occasionally 6. risk rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight
northwest 3-5, gradually backing southwest, later increasing 5-6. especially rain
later. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger
mainly west 4-5, soon backing southwest 4-6. occasionally rain or drizzle. good,
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 24, 2024
Unsettled Mediterranean.
High pressure Central Europe.

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 24th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure for most.

Tuesday
A mostly dry and sunny day for the Iberia, but some rain for far
northern Spain. Mostly dry over France but rather cloudy. Some rain for
northwestern parts of the British Isles, elsewhere dry but cloudy.
Cloudy and dry for the Low Countries. Some light rain for north Germany
and north Poland, but drier further south. Cloudier for Denmark with
outbreaks of rain. Some heavy rain and hill snow for Norway while
Sweden will only see some rain in south. Mostly dry for Finland and the
Baltic States but rather cloudy. Dry but cloudy for Belarus. Some light
rain for Ukraine, mostly in south.
A cloudy day for Central Europe, with some light rain and hill snow for
Switzerland and Austria. Czechia and Slovakia will stay mostly dry.
Some heavy snow is possible for southern Hungary and the western
Balkans. Sleet or snow for Romania.
A mix of bright spells and some showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and
Corsica. Rather cloudy for Italy with rain and mountain snow away from
the north. Unsettled over Greece and western Turkiye with some heavy
rain, and mountain snow. Thunderstorms are possible over Cyprus.

Wednesday
Dry and sunny for the Iberia, and southern France, while north France
will see thick cloud. The British Isles will see thick cloud, some rain
in far northwest. Dry but cloudy for the Low Counties, Germany,
Denmark, Sweden and Poland, while some rain is expected for Norway. Dry
and cloudy for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
A mostly dry but rather cloudy day for Central Europe, perhaps with
some light snow for Romania and Slovenia.
A mix of sunny spells with some light showers for the Balearics,
Sardinia and Corsica. Unsettled for Italy, Greece and Turkiye with
heavy rain, and hill snow, and turning colder. Heavy showers or
thunderstorms for Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 5:02 am

Calm, cloudy and most dry. From Sunday there may also be some room for the sun with a chance of fog during the night and morning. There is little wind. The temperatures
are predominantly above the long-term average.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 10 10 10 10 30 30 10
Precipitation probability (%) 70 20 10 20 20 30 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 1 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 0/4 7 7 6 3/6 4 4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 9 11 10 9 7 8 8
Wind direction SW SW SE SE SW SW SW
Wind force (bft) 3 2 2 2 3 2 3


Long term, Tuesday December 31, 2024 to Tuesday January 7, 2025:
From the turn of the year onwards there is a high chance (80%) of a transition to changeable conditions
and from time to time stormy weather, with temperatures around or above long-term average. There is also a small chance (20%) of below normal temperatures and winter precipitation.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:13 UTC 241224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Trough over the North Sea moving eastwards. High, 1030, west of France moving to
Central Europe.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west 3-4. occasionally drizzle. moderate to poor, risk fog, later increasing moderate to good.

Thames
west 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4. occasionally drizzle. moderate to poor, risk fog,
later increasing moderate to good.

Humber
west 4-5, decreasing 3-4. occasionally drizzle. moderate to poor, risk fog, increasing moderate to good.

German Bight
southwest 5-6, veering west 4-5, later decreasing 3-4. occasionally drizzle. moderate to poor, risk fog, later in the West increasing moderate to good.

Dogger
west 4-5. occasionally drizzle. moderate to poor, risk fog, soon increasing moderate
to good.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
west 2-4. risk occasionally drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Thames
west 2-4. risk occasionally drizzle. moderate to good.

Humber
west to southwest 3-4. risk occasionally drizzle. moderate to good.

German Bight
west to southwest 3-4. risk occasionally drizzle. moderate to poor, risk fog, soon
increasing good, occasionally moderate.

Dogger
west to southwest 4-5. risk occasionally drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly
moderate.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 29, 2024
Breezy, wet north
Settled Alps and east

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 29th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Settled and mostly sunny in the Alps, most of the Mediterranean, and
southeast Europe. Windy and wet further north.

Sunday
Another mostly dry and sunny day for Portugal and Spain. Rather cloudy
but dry for France, the Low Countries, Germany and Poland. Rain for the
northern parts of the British Isles. Breezy and cloudy with isolated
showers for Denmark. Snow widespread in Norway, northern Sweden and
northern Finland. Some showers for the Baltic States. Mostly dry bur
rather cloudy for Belarus and Ukraine.
A rather dry and sunny day for Central Europe along the Alps. Bright
and sunny spells for Austria and Czechia extending southward along the
Adriatic coast. Cloudier in Romania and Bulgaria, though bright spells
come and go.
Sunny for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Bright for Greece
with some rain in east and over Türkiye with snow over high ground.
Unsettled weather conditions for Cyprus with some heavy rain and
mountain snow.

Monday
Morning cloud patches soon clear in Spain and Portugal. Some patchy
afternoon rain in the Balearics, otherwise scattered clouds eastward
across the Mediterranean. Sunny in Italy, the Balkans, and Greece.
Showers, some heavy, linger in south Türkiye and Cyprus.
Southern France and the Alps remain sunny. Clouds dominate further
north in the Low Countries, Germany, and Poland. Winds increasing here.
Showers early in the Baltics, rain returning after sunset. Alternating
sun and clouds in Romania and Ukraine, mostly sunny further south.
Winds increase in the North Sea with risk of gales along west coasts of
the British Isles and Denmark. Persistent rain in these areas too, some
heavy in west Scotland. Rain and snow across southern Norway and
Sweden. Some snow showers in north Finland, sun in and out elsewhere.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 3:58 am

On New Year's Day quite mild and dry, but quite windy. During the
New Year occasional rain and a lot of wind, especially along the coast, chance of heavy
gusts of wind. New Year's Day periods with rain, in the evening and at night There is a chance of (very) heavy wind gusts on Thursday. Colder from Friday with light frost
in the night and morning.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sunshine (%) 10 10 10 10 20 10 20
Precipitation probability (%) 50 30 70 70 80 80 40
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0 2/7 1/11 2/11 1/3 0/4
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 0/3 5 5 6 2/5 0/3 -1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 3/7 9 9 7/10 7/11 5 2/5
Wind direction SW SW SW SW SW SW W W
Wind force (bft) 3 4 5 4 5 3 3


Long term, Sunday January 5, 2025 to Sunday January 12, 2025:
There is a good chance (approx. 80%) of quite cold weather, especially inland light frost in the night and morning. It will probably remain variable
possible winter precipitation. The chance of mild weather is quite small this time
amounts to approximately 20%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:07 UTC 291224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1031, over France is changing little. Weak trough over the North Sea is slowly
moving southeastwards and is becoming stationary over the Netherlands.

Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west to northwest 2-3, increasing 3-4. first occasionally light drizzle. good, possibly in the coastal area locally moderate.

Thames
west 3-4, increasing west to southwest 4-5. first occasionally light drizzle. good,
possibly in the coastal area locally moderate.

Humber
west 4-5, increasing west to southwest 5-6. first occasionally light drizzle. good,
possibly in the coastal area locally moderate.

German Bight
west to southwest 5-6, later increasing 6-7, in the southern part 4-5, later increasing 5-6. first occasionally light drizzle. good, possibly in the coastal area
locally moderate.

Dogger
west to southwest 5-6, later in the northern part increasing 6-7. good.


Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
west 3-4. good.

Thames
west to southwest 4-5, increasing 5, possibly 6. good.

Humber
west to southwest 5-6, increasing 6-7. good.

German Bight Dogger
west to southwest 6-7. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 30, 2024
Wintry Scandinavia
Rain northern Europe

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 30th December 2024
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain and strong winds in Norway Europe, cold and wintry in Scandinavia,
fair for the Mediterranean

Monday
Another mostly dry and sunny day for Portugal and Spain. Rather cloudy
but dry for France, the Low Countries, Germany and Poland. Rain for the
northern parts of the British Isles. Breezy and cloudy with isolated
showers for Denmark. Snow widespread in Norway, northern Sweden and
northern Finland. Some showers for the Baltic States. Mostly dry bur
rather cloudy for Belarus and Ukraine.
A rather dry and sunny day for Central Europe along the Alps. Bright
and sunny spells for Austria and Czechia extending southward along the
Adriatic coast. Cloudier in Romania and Bulgaria, though bright spells
come and go.
Sunny for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Bright for Greece
with some rain in east and over Türkiye with snow over high ground.
Unsettled weather conditions for Cyprus with some heavy rain and
mountain snow.

Tuesday
Good spells of sunshine and dry conditions across Spain and Portugal
Some heavy showers in the southeast of Spain. Rain too in the
Balearics. Corsica and Sardinia will be dry and bright. Fair for Italy
with plenty of sunshine here. Greece will be dry with more sunshine.
Fine in Turkey, sunshine throughout here.
Mist and fog across central and southern France at first then fair.
Breezier in the north with sunny spells. Windy in the Low Countries
with heavy periods of rain and a risk of gales. Patchy rain in northern
Germany, windy for the whole country. Breezy Poland, dry with sunny
spells. Hungary and Austria will be dry with good spells of sunshine,
Switzerland stays dry with more sunny spells.
Heavy rain and gales affecting Denmark. Cloud increasing in the Baltic
States with periods of rain. Chilly for Denmark and dry. Rain affecting
southern Sweden, some heavy. The rain affects southern Norway to,
turning to snow. Fair for central and northern Norway with some heavy
snow showers and cold conditions.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, December 30, 2024 at 5:49 am

On New Year's Day, periods of rain, especially in the northwest and north
a lot of wind, with a chance of heavy gusts of wind, especially in the coastal provinces, along the coast
possible very heavy gusts of wind. Colder on Thursday, first chance of a (wintry)
shower, but also occasionally sun. From Friday there is a chance of light frost at night
morning. Snow possible on Sunday.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 10 10 10 20 10 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 30 70 90 70 20 40 60
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 2/7 1/11 2/11 1/3 0/4 2/10
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 2/5 3 6 2/5 -1 -1 -1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 8 7 7/10 6 5 2/5 1/4
Wind direction SW SW SW SW SW W W S
Wind force (bft) 4 5 4 5 3 3 3


Long term, Monday January 6, 2025 to Monday January 13, 2025:
Uncertain expectation. There is a chance that the cold weather type will continue, but there is
also a chance of a transition to a significantly milder weather type.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:06 UTC 301224.

Gale warnings:
Humber German Bight Dogger
west to southwest 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
low, 1006 over Scotland moving over the North Sea east on Monday afternoon. Associated trough is stationary over the northern part of the Dogger and The German
Bight on Monday evening, moving northeastwards on Tuesday morning.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 4-5. good.

Thames
west to southwest 5-6. good.

Humber
west to southwest 6, occasionally 7. good.

German Bight
west to southwest 6-7. in the North occasionally light rain. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger
west to southwest 6-7, in the North later decreasing northwest 2-4. occasionally
light rain. good, moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 4-5, later increasing 5-6. occasionally light rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation.

Thames
southwest 5-6, later increasing 6-7. occasionally light rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber
southwest 5-6, later increasing 6-7. good.

German Bight Dogger
west to southwest 6-7, decreasing 5-6, in the North cyclonic 1-3, later increasing
southwest 6-7. occasional rain. good, moderate in precipitation.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 31, 2024
Stormy for North rain and snow
Fog and frost central

Issued: 0730hrs Monday 30th December 2024
Duty forecaster: John

Tuesday 31st December
Cloudy with prolonged rain and snow across Scotland to Norway
Norwaywith coastal gales mostly snow spreading into Sweden with a mix
of rain and snow for Denmark and along Baltic locations through Estonia
to Belarus and Latvia, temperatures near 0C across Scotland to well
below 0C Norway and Sweden generally near 0C Denmark. Increasingly
cloudy northern, manly coastal France, into Belgium and Netherland with
combination of low cloud and coastal fog along with mix of rain and
drizzle temperature generally 5C. Remainder of France through
Switzerland Switzerland, Austria, across Germany to Poland some
sunshine where cloud breask though generally freezing fog persisting.
For Spain Spain through to Italy including islands sunshine and showers
often heavy and prolonged especially southeast coastal Spain
temperature generally 15 to 20C. Elsewhere generally dry with sunshine
temperature belwo 0C Bosnia to Romania towards Albania with scattered
snow showers 0C generally though well belwo with height, to 15C Turkey
to Greece.

Wednesday 01 January 2025
Continuing stormy across Ireland through Scotland, England and Wales
across to Norway and Sweden with prolonged often heavy rain for BI and
snow conttinuing through Scandanavia below 0C across Scotland and well
below Norway and Sweden, near 0C denmark Denmark. Continuing outbreaks
of snow with sub-zero across Baltic. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and
drizzle along coastal stretches through France to Belgium, Netherlands
into Germany and coatal Poland Poland For mch of remainder of central
regions, Switzerland to Austria cloudy with low cloud mist and fog
persisting. Spain towards Italy changeable with a mix of sunshine and
frequent often thundery showers 15C. Scattered showers with sunshine
for Greece.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at 12:54 am

Variably cloudy with showers at first, sometimes wintry. Light inland at night frost. Uncertain after Saturday: about 50% chance of rain with temperatures around 8 °C
and about a 50% chance of cold weather with (wet) snow.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 10 10 40 40 30 20 10
Precipitation probability (%) 40 90 60 70 30 60 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/2 1/11 2/5 2/8 0/4 2/10 3/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 3 6 2/5 -1 -1 -1 -1/6
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 7 8 6 5 2/5 1/8 4/11
Wind direction SW SW NW W W S SW
Wind force (bft) 5 5 4 3 3 3 4


Long term, Tuesday January 7, 2025 to Tuesday January 14, 2025:
First a high (80%) chance of (fairly) cold, changeable weather with possible wintry weather
precipitation. After the weekend of January 10, the chance of cold weather decreases
about 50%. The daily chance of precipitation decreases to approximately 40%

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:03 UTC 311224.

Gale warnings:
all districts southwest 8


Synopsis:
low, 983, west of Scotland moving over the North Sea eastwards. associated trough
over the northwest of the North Sea moving southeastwards to the Humber and The
German Bight on Tuesday evening and Wednesday.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 5-6, soon increasing 6-7, later 7-8. occasionally light rain or drizzle.
moderate to good.

Thames
southwest 6-7, later increasing 7-8. occasionally light rain or drizzle. moderate to
good.

Humber Dogger
southwest 6-7, increasing 7-8. periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation.

German Bight
southwest 6-7, increasing 7-8. rain later. moderate to good, in the coastal area
possibly poor.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 7-8, later possibly 9. risk light rain or drizzle. moderate to good.

Thames
southwest 7-8, increasing 8-9. in the North rain. moderate to good.

Humber
southwest 7-8, in the East increasing 8-9, in the West decreasing west to southwest
6-7. periods of rain. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.

German Bight
southwest 7-8, in the South increasing 8-9, in the North decreasing west to southwest 6-7. periods of rain. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.

Dogger
southwest 7-8, decreasing west to southwest 6-7. periods of rain. good, moderate in
precipitation.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 31, 2024
Stormy for North rain and snow
Fog and frost central

Issued: 0730hrs Monday 30th December 2024
Duty forecaster: John

Tuesday 31st December
Cloudy with prolonged rain and snow across Scotland to Norway
Norwaywith coastal gales mostly snow spreading into Sweden with a mix
of rain and snow for Denmark and along Baltic locations through Estonia
to Belarus and Latvia, temperatures near 0C across Scotland to well
below 0C Norway and Sweden generally near 0C Denmark. Increasingly
cloudy northern, manly coastal France, into Belgium and Netherland with
combination of low cloud and coastal fog along with mix of rain and
drizzle temperature generally 5C. Remainder of France through
Switzerland Switzerland, Austria, across Germany to Poland some
sunshine where cloud breask though generally freezing fog persisting.
For Spain Spain through to Italy including islands sunshine and showers
often heavy and prolonged especially southeast coastal Spain
temperature generally 15 to 20C. Elsewhere generally dry with sunshine
temperature belwo 0C Bosnia to Romania towards Albania with scattered
snow showers 0C generally though well belwo with height, to 15C Turkey
to Greece.

Wednesday 01 January 2025
Continuing stormy across Ireland through Scotland, England and Wales
across to Norway and Sweden with prolonged often heavy rain for BI and
snow conttinuing through Scandanavia below 0C across Scotland and well
below Norway and Sweden, near 0C denmark Denmark. Continuing outbreaks
of snow with sub-zero across Baltic. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and
drizzle along coastal stretches through France to Belgium, Netherlands
into Germany and coatal Poland Poland For mch of remainder of central
regions, Switzerland to Austria cloudy with low cloud mist and fog
persisting. Spain towards Italy changeable with a mix of sunshine and
frequent often thundery showers 15C. Scattered showers with sunshine
for Greece.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 8:11 am

Winter showers on Friday. Light frost inland at night. Saturday mainly
dry with sunny periods. Quite a good chance (about 60%) of snow on Sunday, changing to rain followed by a temperature increase. There's a small chance that
it stays cold with snow.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 10 40 40 30 20 10 20
Precipitation probability (%) 90 60 70 20 90 90 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 5/15 2/5 2/8 0/4 2/10 3/7 1/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 1/4 -1 -1 -1 -1/6 0/4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 8 6 5 2/5 1/8 4/11 3/8
Wind direction SW NW W W S SW SW
Wind force (bft) 6 4 3 3 3 4 4


Long term, Wednesday January 8, 2025 to Wednesday January 15, 2025:
First there is a high (80%) chance of (fairly) cold, changeable weather with possible wintry weather
precipitation. After the weekend of January 10, the chance of cold weather decreases
about 50%. The daily chance of precipitation decreases to approximately 20%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:37 UTC 010125.

Gale warnings:
Dover Thames Humber German Bight
southwest 9

Dogger
west 7



Synopsis:
active trough over the Humber and The German Bight moving southeast in the afternoon,
followed by a second trough in the evening.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 8-9, later decreasing west 5-6. periods of rain. moderate to good, poor in
precipitation.

Thames
southwest 8-9, decreasing west 6, in the North possibly 7. periods of rain. moderate
to good, poor in precipitation.

Humber
southwest 8-9, soon decreasing west 6-7, later northwest 5-6. rain, then occasional
showers. moderate, poor in precipitation, increasing moderate to good.

German Bight
southwest 8-9, decreasing west to southwest 6-7, later veering northwest. rain, then
occasional showers. moderate, poor in precipitation, increasing moderate to good.

Dogger
west 5-6, soon increasing 6-7, decreasing north to northwest 5-6. occasional showers
possibly with hail. good, moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
west 5-6, decreasing northwest 3-4, later veering north. first rain. good, moderate
in precipitation.

Thames
west 6, first possibly 7, soon decreasing northwest 4-5. first rain, after occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber
northwest 5, occasionally 6. occasional showers possibly with hail. good, moderate
in precipitation.

German Bight
northwest 5-6, first occasionally 7. occasional showers possibly with hail. good,
moderate in precipitation.

Dogger
northwest 5-6. occasional showers possibly with hail. good, moderate in precipitation.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

Europe forecast - December 31, 2024
Stormy for North rain and snow
Fog and frost central

Issued: 0730hrs Monday 30th December 2024
Duty forecaster: John

Tuesday 31st December
Cloudy with prolonged rain and snow across Scotland to Norway
Norwaywith coastal gales mostly snow spreading into Sweden with a mix
of rain and snow for Denmark and along Baltic locations through Estonia
to Belarus and Latvia, temperatures near 0C across Scotland to well
below 0C Norway and Sweden generally near 0C Denmark. Increasingly
cloudy northern, manly coastal France, into Belgium and Netherland with
combination of low cloud and coastal fog along with mix of rain and
drizzle temperature generally 5C. Remainder of France through
Switzerland Switzerland, Austria, across Germany to Poland some
sunshine where cloud breask though generally freezing fog persisting.
For Spain Spain through to Italy including islands sunshine and showers
often heavy and prolonged especially southeast coastal Spain
temperature generally 15 to 20C. Elsewhere generally dry with sunshine
temperature belwo 0C Bosnia to Romania towards Albania with scattered
snow showers 0C generally though well belwo with height, to 15C Turkey
to Greece.

Wednesday 01 January 2025
Continuing stormy across Ireland through Scotland, England and Wales
across to Norway and Sweden with prolonged often heavy rain for BI and
snow conttinuing through Scandanavia below 0C across Scotland and well
below Norway and Sweden, near 0C denmark Denmark. Continuing outbreaks
of snow with sub-zero across Baltic. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and
drizzle along coastal stretches through France to Belgium, Netherlands
into Germany and coatal Poland Poland For mch of remainder of central
regions, Switzerland to Austria cloudy with low cloud mist and fog
persisting. Spain towards Italy changeable with a mix of sunshine and
frequent often thundery showers 15C. Scattered showers with sunshine
for Greece.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 1:07 am

Mostly dry on Saturday with sunny spells. First snow on Sunday, changing to snow
rain followed by a temperature increase. There is a small (10-20%) chance that it is
stays cold with snow. Less mild after Monday with a possible (winter) shower.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 50 50 20 10 10 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 70 40 90 80 70 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 2 5 0/1 11/18 2/8 1/5 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 1 1 0 -1 1/8 0/3 0
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 5 4 6/14 5/15 3/6 3/6
Wind direction NW W S SW SW SW SW SW
Wind force (bft) 4 4 3 4 4 4 3


Long term, Thursday January 9, 2025 to Thursday January 16, 2025:
High (80%) chance of transition to calm and dry weather with occasional sun. The opportunity
in winter weather with light or moderate frost at night and daytime temperatures around
or slightly above zero increases to about 50%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:24 UTC 020125.

Gale warnings:
German Bight Dogger
northwest 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
Low, 975, over Russia moving east away. Trough near Iceland will move to the Netherlands.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
northwest 4-5. risk shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames Humber
northwest 5-6. wintry showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight Dogger
northwest 5-6, occasionally 7. wintry showers. good, moderate in precipitation,
possibly poor.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
no significant change.

Thames
northwest 5-6, possibly occasionally 7. occasional wintry showers. good, moderate in
precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber
northwest 5-6, temporary increasing 6-7. wintry showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight Dogger
northwest 5-6, occasionally 7, temporary increasing 6-7, occasionally 8. wintry
showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)