Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Thu Oct 23 2025 12:01:06 * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm Europe forecast - October 23, 2025 Low pressure in north Settled in Mediterranean Issued: 0530hrs Friday 23rd October 2025 Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos Unsettled weather conditions Friday Some heavy showers for Portugal, mainly in north. Showery for Spain mostly in west, with best of sunshine in south. Scattered showers over France, more frequent in north. A showery day for the British Isles, some heavy ones over the west. Some light rain, then showers of the Low Countries. Scattered showers for Germany and Denmark, while outbreaks of rain are expected over Poland. Heavy rain for south Norway and south Sweden, while the far north will see showers. Mostly dry for Finland, with some light patchy rain for the Baltic States. Outbreaks of rain will spread east over Belarus and Ukraine through the day. Frequent showers over Switzerland and Austria, turning wintry over higher ground but turning drier later. Some heavy rain over Slovakia, Hungary and Czechia in the morning turning more patchy later in the day. Outbreaks of rain for Romania. The Balkans will see a bright day but with showers. Sunny for the Balearics, while a few afternoon showers are possible over Sardinia and Corsica. A mostly sunny day for Italy with a few showers. Showery for Greece and western Turkiye. Sunny for Cyprus. Saturday Heavy and persistent rain developing over central and northern Portugal, as well as northern Spain. Scattered showers for northern France. Another showery day for the British Isles, while a longer spell of rain is expected over the Low Countries and perhaps Denmark. Showery of Germany, with a band of rain spreading east over Poland. Outbreaks of rain and snow over high ground for Norway and Sweden, but drier over Finland. Rain for the Baltic States and Belarus, but with mostly dry conditions over Ukraine. Outbreaks of rain and snow over higher ground for Switzerland and Austria, with shower over Czechia, Slovakia an Hungary. Mostly sunny but with a few showers over Romania, with frequent heavy showers over the western Balkans. A rather cloudy but dry day or the Balearics. Scattered showers for Sardinia and Corsica mostly from the afternoon. Increasingly cloudy for Italy with a scattering of showers. Mostly dry and sunny for Greece. Some heavy rain for eastern Turkiye. Showers for Cyprus. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 3:04 am Variable maximum temperatures around the long-term average. After the weekend Less wind, especially inland, and drier from Wednesday. Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Sunshine (%) 10 40 20 20 20 20 20 Precipitation probability (%) 90 90 90 90 90 70 70 Precipitation sum (mm) 19 4 6/10 8/17 4/9 1/8 0/3 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 10 9 8 6 6 7/10 9 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 13 13 12 12 12 14 14 Wind direction S SW W W W W SW Wind force (bft) 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 Long term, Thursday October 30, 2025 to Thursday November 6, 2025: Slightly changeable and maximum temperatures that clearly rise to values above the long-term average. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 07:43 UTC 231025. Gale warnings: Thames northwest 10 Dogger north to northwest 9 Humber northwest 9 Dover west to northwest 9 German Bight east 8 Synopsis: Low, 972, over Thames is moving northeastwards to the Fisher. Associated troughs will move across the North Sea. Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC: Dover west to northwest 7-8, first possibly 9. periods of rain. good, in precipitation and locally moderate to poor. Thames cyclonic 7-8, soon increasing northwest 8-9, possibly 10, later decreasing 7-8, in the north possibly 9. periods of rain. good, in precipitation and locally moderate to poor. Humber cyclonic 7-8, soon increasing northwest 8-9. periods of rain. good, in precipitation and locally moderate to poor. German Bight east 7-8, soon cyclonic, decreasing south 5-6, later in the west increasing northwest 7-8, possibly 9. periods of rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Dogger north to northeast 7-8, veering north to northwest, in the southeastern part possibly 9. periods of rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC: Dover west to northwest 7-8, soon decreasing west 6-7. an isolated shower. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Thames west to northwest 7-8, in the north first possibly 9. first showery rain, after an isolated shower. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Humber northwest 8-9, later decreasing west to northwest 7-8. showery rain, later an isolated shower. good, in precipitation and locally moderate to poor. German Bight cyclonic 7-8, in the southern part possibly west 9. showery rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Dogger northwest 7-8, in the southeastern part possibly 9. showery rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (618:500/6) .