Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Fri Oct 24 2025 12:00:36 * * * 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 Friday, October 24, 2025 at 3:21 am Still quite a lot of wind and rain over the weekend. Gradually drier after the weekend and calmer. The maximum temperature is around the long-term average and is rising something during the week. Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sunshine (%) 40 30 20 20 30 20 20 Precipitation probability (%) 90 90 90 90 80 50 50 Precipitation sum (mm) 3/8 10/15 11/16 7/12 1/4 0/3 0/3 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 9 9 5 6 6 9 6/9 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 13 12 11 12 13 14 14 Wind direction SW W W W SW SW S Wind force (bft) 5 5 5 5 4 4 3 Long term, Friday October 31, 2025 to Friday November 7, 2025: Slightly changeable and maximum temperatures above the long-term average. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 07:37 UTC 241025. Gale warnings: German Bight west to southwest 9 Dogger west to northwest 8 Humber west 8 Dover Thames west to southwest 7 Synopsis: low, 979, over the German Bight moving to Fisher. associated troughs will move across the North Sea. Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC: Dover west 5-6, increasing west to southwest 6-7. occasional showers, in the evening possibly with thunderstorm. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. Thames west to southwest 6-7. occasional showers, in the evening possibly with thunderstorm. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. Humber west to southwest 6-7, first west 8. occasional showers, in the evening possibly with thunderstorm. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. German Bight west to southwest 7-8, temporary occasionally 9. showery rain, first possibly with thunderstorm. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Dogger west to northwest 7-8, backing west to southwest. showery rain. good, in precipitation moderate. Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC: Dover west to southwest 6-7, in the southern part possibly 8, decreasing west to northwest 5-6. showers, first possibly with thunderstorm. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. Thames west to southwest 6-7, later veering northwest 7-8. showers, first possibly with thunderstorm. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. Humber west to southwest 6-7, veering northwest 7-8. showers, first possibly with thunderstorm. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor. German Bight west to southwest 7-8, later veering northwest 6-7. showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Dogger west to southwest 6-7, soon veering northwest 7-8. showers. good, in precipitation moderate. --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (618:500/6) .