Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Wed Mar 18 2026 10:07:12 * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * as calculated from data.ecmwf.int WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Friday 20 March 2026 Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1012 hPa). Dawn: around 9.7'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.9 mm, E wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1012 hPa. Midday: around 13.3'C, overcast - noticeably more cloud than earlier, rain about 0.7 mm, E wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~68%, and 1012 hPa. Night: around 11.1'C, overcast, rain about 0.9 mm, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~79%, and 1012 hPa. France & Benelux: under fairly normal pressure (~1018 hPa). Dawn: around 5.0'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~84%, and 1019 hPa. Midday: around 11.9'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~61%, and 1018 hPa. Night: around 7.7'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~79%, and 1017 hPa. Central Europe: under high pressure (~1020 hPa). Dawn: around 1.6'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~84%, and 1021 hPa. Midday: around 8.7'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~57%, and 1020 hPa. Night: around 3.6'C, partly cloudy, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~79%, and 1020 hPa. Scandinavia: under fairly normal pressure (~1012 hPa). Dawn: around 1.4'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.6 mm, WSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~88%, and 1013 hPa. Midday: around 4.7'C, quite cloudy, snow about 1.2 mm, SW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1012 hPa. Night: around 2.2'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.8 mm, WSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~84%, and 1012 hPa. Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa). Dawn: around 4.2'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1015 hPa. Midday: around 9.6'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~49%, and 1015 hPa. Night: around 5.6'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~67%, and 1015 hPa. Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa). Dawn: around 1.4'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1015 hPa. Midday: around 7.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~58%, and 1015 hPa. Night: around 1.9'C, quite cloudy, N wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1016 hPa. British Isles: under high pressure (~1021 hPa). Dawn: around 6.3'C, quite cloudy, S wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~91%, and 1023 hPa. Midday: around 8.9'C, quite cloudy, S wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~84%, and 1021 hPa. Night: around 7.5'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, SSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~89%, and 1020 hPa. Ireland: under high pressure (~1021 hPa). Dawn: around 7.4'C, partly cloudy, SSE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~93%, and 1022 hPa. Midday: around 9.5'C, partly cloudy, S wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~85%, and 1021 hPa. Night: around 8.2'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, SSW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~90%, and 1021 hPa. Iceland: under a deep low pressure system (~986 hPa). Dawn: around 0.4'C, quite cloudy, hail about 1.0 mm, SW wind, force 7 (near gale), humidity ~70%, and 988 hPa. Midday: around -0.8'C, quite cloudy, hail about 1.8 mm, SW wind, force 7 (near gale), humidity ~67%, and 986 hPa. Night: around -0.9'C, quite cloudy, freezing rain about 1.8 mm, SW wind, force 7 (near gale), humidity ~66%, and 986 hPa. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 12:33 am Periods of sun and dry. Temperatures usually rise slightly above long-term average. After the weekend transition to inclement weather with winter showers. Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Sunshine (%) 90 90 60 70 70 40 30 Precipitation probability (%) 0 0 10 10 20 40 70 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 2/7 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 1 3 2 3 3 2/5 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 15 16 13 13 14 13 8/11 Wind direction SE NO NO NO NO SW W Wind force (bft) 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 Long term, Wednesday March 25, 2026 to Wednesday April 1, 2026: Changeable with some showers on Wednesday. After that, the daily probability increases precipitation decreases to 40%. Uncertain temperature forecast. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 08:14 UTC 180326. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: high, 1034, near the Baltic Sea slowly declining. high, 1029, over the Atlantic moving to Scotland. Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC: Dover southeast 3-4, backing east to northeast. good. Thames southeast 3-4, backing east. good. Humber south to southeast 3-4, later backing east to southeast. good. German Bight south 4-5, decreasing 3-4, later decreasing south to southeast 2-3. good. Dogger south 3-4, first possibly 5. good. Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC: Dover east to northeast 3-4. good. Thames east 3-4, later decreasing mainly east 2-3. good. Humber east to southeast 3-4, decreasing mainly east 2-3. good. German Bight south to southeast 2-3, veering south to southwest, later veering west to southwest. good. Dogger south 3-4, decreasing mainly south 2-3, later decreasing variable 1-3. good. ( ( Do you like this forecast, want to provide feedback and like to donate to my coffee jar? Use https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4LSFKH97TZUZU ) ) --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (618:500/6) .