Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Tue Mar 17 2026 10:07:20 * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * as calculated from data.ecmwf.int WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Thursday 19 March 2026 Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1012 hPa). Dawn: around 10.0'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, ESE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1010 hPa. Midday: around 14.2'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.7 mm, E wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~65%, and 1012 hPa. Night: around 11.4'C, partly cloudy, rain about 1.4 mm, E wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1012 hPa. France & Benelux: under high pressure (~1020 hPa). Dawn: around 6.1'C, clear skies, E wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1019 hPa. Midday: around 12.1'C, clear skies, ENE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~59%, and 1020 hPa. Night: around 8.2'C, clear skies, ENE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~74%, and 1019 hPa. Central Europe: under high pressure (~1023 hPa). Dawn: around 1.4'C, partly cloudy, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~81%, and 1025 hPa. Midday: around 9.8'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~51%, and 1023 hPa. Night: around 4.0'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~75%, and 1022 hPa. Scandinavia: under fairly normal pressure (~1013 hPa). Dawn: around 2.6'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.7 mm, W wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~85%, and 1012 hPa. Midday: around 4.5'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.8 mm, W wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1013 hPa. Night: around 2.3'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.7 mm, W wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1014 hPa. Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa). Dawn: around 5.0'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.5 mm, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1016 hPa. Midday: around 9.8'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~52%, and 1015 hPa. Night: around 6.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~67%, and 1016 hPa. Eastern Europe: under high pressure (~1021 hPa). Dawn: around 0.8'C, quite cloudy, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~87%, and 1024 hPa. Midday: around 7.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~59%, and 1021 hPa. Night: around 1.8'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~82%, and 1019 hPa. British Isles: under high pressure (~1028 hPa). Dawn: around 6.9'C, partly cloudy, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~87%, and 1027 hPa. Midday: around 9.3'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~78%, and 1028 hPa. Night: around 7.7'C, quite cloudy, ESE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~85%, and 1026 hPa. Ireland: under high pressure (~1027 hPa). Dawn: around 8.1'C, clear skies, NE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1027 hPa. Midday: around 10.3'C, partly cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, ENE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1027 hPa. Night: around 9.0'C, partly cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1026 hPa. Iceland: with low pressure nearby (~998 hPa). Dawn: around 2.6'C, overcast, mixed rain and snow about 3.4 mm, SSW wind, force 5 (fresh breeze), humidity ~81%, and 1008 hPa. Midday: around 4.8'C, overcast, mixed rain and snow about 7.8 mm, SSW wind, force 6 (strong breeze), humidity ~85%, and 998 hPa. Night: around 2.7'C, overcast, mixed rain and snow about 2.3 mm, SW wind, force 6 (strong breeze), humidity ~76%, and 998 hPa. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 12:25 am Periods of sunshine and probably dry until the weekend. Temperatures usually slightly above the long-term average. Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Sunshine (%) 40 90 90 60 60 60 40 Precipitation probability (%) 30 0 0 10 10 20 30 Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 5 0 3 2 3 3 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 15 15 16 13 13 14 13 Wind direction S SE NO NO NO NO SW Wind force (bft) 4 3 3 3 3 3 2 Long term, Tuesday March 24, 2026 to Tuesday March 31, 2026: Changeable with a high (60%) chance of rain or showers, especially in the first days. Uncertain temperature forecast with a large spread around the long term average. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 08:23 UTC 170326. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: high, 1025, over Poland moving to the Baltic Countries. weak trough over the east of the North Sea moving eastwards. Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC: Dover Thames south to southwest 4-5, backing south to southeast 3-4. good. Humber south to southwest 4-5. good. German Bight south to southwest 4-5. first occasionally drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation poor, in the eastern part risk of fog. Dogger south to southwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good. Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC: Dover Thames southeast 3-4 occasionally 5. good. Humber south to southwest 4-5, backing south to southeast 3-4. good. German Bight south to southwest 4-5, backing south to southeast. good, in the northeastern part first possibly poor or fog. Dogger south 4-5, decreasing 3-4. good. ( ( Do you like this forecast, want to provide feedback and like to donate to my coffee jar? 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