Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Thu May 07 2026 10:04:54 * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * as calculated from data.ecmwf.int WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Saturday 9 May 2026 Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1009 hPa). Dawn: around 12.8'C, overcast, rain about 1.1 mm, ESE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1009 hPa. Midday: around 16.3'C, quite cloudy, rain about 3.1 mm with a slight chance of thunder, SSE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~72%, and 1009 hPa. Night: around 13.8'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, rain about 1.8 mm, SSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~82%, and 1011 hPa. France & Benelux: under fairly normal pressure (~1013 hPa). Dawn: around 11.4'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1014 hPa. Midday: around 17.6'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, rain about 0.6 mm with a slight chance of thunder, ESE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~66%, and 1013 hPa. Night: around 14.0'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.0 mm with a slight chance of thunder, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~81%, and 1012 hPa. Central Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1018 hPa). Dawn: around 8.9'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~84%, and 1019 hPa. Midday: around 16.4'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~54%, and 1018 hPa. Night: around 10.8'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~77%, and 1017 hPa. Scandinavia: under high pressure (~1020 hPa). Dawn: around 5.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~70%, and 1023 hPa. Midday: around 8.7'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, SSE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~56%, and 1020 hPa. Night: around 5.5'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, SSE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1019 hPa. Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1016 hPa). Dawn: around 13.2'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~86%, and 1015 hPa. Midday: around 17.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.7 mm, NW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~67%, and 1016 hPa. Night: around 13.8'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, NNW wind, force 0 (calm), humidity ~85%, and 1015 hPa. Eastern Europe: under high pressure (~1020 hPa). Dawn: around 9.9'C, overcast, rain about 0.7 mm, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1020 hPa. Midday: around 14.7'C, overcast, rain about 1.0 mm, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~54%, and 1020 hPa. Night: around 9.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1019 hPa. British Isles: under high pressure (~1022 hPa). Dawn: around 8.3'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~82%, and 1020 hPa. Midday: around 10.3'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, NNE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1022 hPa. Night: around 8.9'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~76%, and 1022 hPa. Ireland: under high pressure (~1023 hPa). Dawn: around 8.4'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~81%, and 1021 hPa. Midday: around 10.3'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 5 (fresh breeze), humidity ~69%, and 1023 hPa. Night: around 9.3'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 5 (fresh breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1023 hPa. Iceland: under high pressure (~1026 hPa). Dawn: around -0.4'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1025 hPa. Midday: around 1.7'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, W wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~72%, and 1026 hPa. Night: around 2.0'C, quite cloudy, mixed rain and snow about 0.5 mm, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1025 hPa. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:13 am The first days will be dry and the weekend will be below average temperatures average. Temperatures this coming weekend will be around or just above average. Mainly There is a chance of (thunder) showers in the southeast on Sunday. Quite cool and cool after the weekend changeable. Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Sunshine (%) 40 50 40 30 20 30 40 Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 20 60 70 50 60 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0/2 1/6 0/3 0/4 1/5 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 6 9 11 10 7 6/9 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 16 18 22 21 17 15 15 Wind direction NO O SUN N N W W Wind force (bft) 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 Long term, Thursday May 14, 2026 to Thursday May 21, 2026: Initially changeable and temperatures below the long-term average. At it At the end of the period the expectation becomes uncertain. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 19:18 UTC 060526. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: high, 1016, over the Forties and the Dogger moving east to the German Bight. Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC: Dover north to northeast 3-4, decreasing 2-3, later variable 1-3. good. Thames northeast 3-4, first in the eastern part 4-5, decreasing east to northeast 2-3. good. Humber east to northeast 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4, in the western part decreasing east southeast 1-3. good. German Bight northeast 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4, later decreasing variable 1-3, in the southern part northeast 3-4. good. Dogger variable 2-4, later gradually mainly southeast. good. Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC: Dover variable 1-3, gradually increasing east to northeast 3-4. good. Thames east to northeast 3-4. good. Humber mainly east 2-4, from the west veering southeast. good. German Bight variable 1-3, in the coastal area occasionally 4. good. Dogger south to southwest 3-4, first in the eastern part variable 1-3, increasing 4-5, in the western part possibly 6. 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) .