Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Sat Mar 21 2026 10:07:18 * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * as calculated from data.ecmwf.int WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Monday 23 March 2026 Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1016 hPa). Dawn: around 8.6'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~84%, and 1013 hPa. Midday: around 13.6'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, NE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~62%, and 1016 hPa. Night: around 10.7'C, partly cloudy, NE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1017 hPa. France & Benelux: under high pressure (~1020 hPa). Dawn: around 4.8'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~89%, and 1017 hPa. Midday: around 11.2'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~65%, and 1020 hPa. Night: around 7.4'C, quite cloudy, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~81%, and 1020 hPa. Central Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa). Dawn: around 2.0'C, partly cloudy, SE wind, force 0 (calm), humidity ~85%, and 1016 hPa. Midday: around 10.2'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, a few light showers, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~55%, and 1017 hPa. Night: around 4.3'C, quite cloudy, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~79%, and 1018 hPa. Scandinavia: with low pressure nearby (~1000 hPa). Dawn: around 2.1'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.8 mm, SW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~81%, and 998 hPa. Midday: around 4.1'C, quite cloudy, snow about 1.0 mm, WSW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~66%, and 1000 hPa. Night: around 1.5'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.7 mm, WSW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1001 hPa. Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1014 hPa). Dawn: around 4.9'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~81%, and 1014 hPa. Midday: around 10.2'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.7 mm, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~59%, and 1014 hPa. Night: around 6.3'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~78%, and 1016 hPa. Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa). Dawn: around 1.7'C, partly cloudy, SE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~78%, and 1019 hPa. Midday: around 9.3'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, SSE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~48%, and 1017 hPa. Night: around 2.8'C, quite cloudy, S wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~73%, and 1017 hPa. British Isles: under fairly normal pressure (~1018 hPa). Dawn: around 5.8'C, overcast, a few light showers, WNW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~79%, and 1018 hPa. Midday: around 7.8'C, overcast, rain about 0.5 mm, SSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1018 hPa. Night: around 7.7'C, overcast, rain about 2.0 mm, SW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1013 hPa. Ireland: under fairly normal pressure (~1019 hPa). Dawn: around 7.0'C, overcast, SSW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~76%, and 1021 hPa. Midday: around 9.2'C, overcast, SSW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1019 hPa. Night: around 9.4'C, overcast, rain about 0.6 mm, SW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1016 hPa. Iceland: with low pressure nearby (~992 hPa). Dawn: around -4.4'C, quite cloudy, freezing rain about 0.7 mm, SSW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~70%, and 1000 hPa. Midday: around -2.9'C, overcast - noticeably more cloud than earlier, hail about 2.7 mm, E wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~74%, and 992 hPa. Night: around -2.0'C, overcast, hail about 5.7 mm, NE wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~78%, and 985 hPa. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 5:32 am Periods of sunshine and dry until Monday, with temperatures slightly above long-term average. On Tuesday, transition to inclement weather with more clouds, more wind and especially on Wednesday and Thursday (winter) showers. Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sunshine (%) 50 70 30 30 30 30 30 Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 20 70 90 80 80 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 1/5 6/11 3/6 1/2 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 1 3 4 5 5 2 2 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 12 15 15 15 10 9 9 Wind direction NE SE NW SW W NW W Wind force (bft) 2 2 2 4 5 4 3 Long term, Saturday March 28, 2026 to Saturday April 4, 2026: First quite a lot of clouds and showers. After that, the daily probability increases precipitation decreases to 30% and there is more room for the sun. The temperature forecast is uncertain. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 08:12 UTC 210326. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: High, 1025, over the Baltic Countries is moving eastwards away. A second high, 1021, over the Atlantic is moving eastwards. Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC: Dover northeast 3-4, increasing 4-5. good. Thames northeast 3-4. good, first in the east possibly poor or fog. Humber mainly east 2-4. good, locally poor or fog. German Bight variable 2-4. poor or fog, locally good, gradually at most places good. Dogger mainly south 2-4, later increasing south to southeast 3-4. poor or fog, locally good. Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC: Dover northeast 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4. good. Thames northeast 3-4, veering east. good. Humber mainly east 2-4, veering mainly southeast. good. German Bight variable 2-4, soon increasing mainly southeast 3-4. good, from the east decreasing poor or fog. Dogger south to southeast 3-4, soon increasing south 4-5, later in the north possibly 6. good, first locally poor or fog. ( ( 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) .