Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea
To   : All
From : Postbus 7
Date : Tue May 20 2025 12:00 pm

 * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * 
   from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm 

   Europe forecast - May 20, 2025
   Heavy showers central areas
   Dry south

   Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 20th May 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Heavy, thundery showers in Italy and southern areas of central Europe

   Tuesday
   A fine and sunny day for Iberia and the Balearics. Showery with a mix
   of cloud and sun Sardinia and Corsica. Most of Italy becoming cloudy
   with heavy showers north, some thunder likely. Showers more scattered
   central and south. Showers into the north Balkan States, mostly cloud
   to the south. Another dry and mostly sunny day for Greece and Türkiye.
   Frequent heavy showers continue in south and east France; fine in the
   north. Showers spread across Switzerland and Austria as well. Fine and
   mostly sunny Low Countries and Germany. Fine too into Poland and
   Czechia, a few clouds and isolated showers in southern areas here. Some
   showers in Romania and Bulgaria with plenty of sun spells; breezy
   around the Black Sea.
   Brisk cool breeze west Norway and Denmark though extensive sunshine
   here. Sunny in Sweden and Finland as well, only cloudy with rain in the
   far north. Dry with good sun for the Baltic States.

   Wednesday
   Showers in the far north of Spain today. Fine for most areas though
   with lots of sunshine. The Balearics will have lots of sunshine too and
   will be dry. Showers in Italy, some of it heavy. Greece will be dry
   with lots of sunshine. Turkey stays dry, again with plenty of sunshine.
   Some rain in northern areas of France. Dry and fair in central and
   southern areas. Bright with sunny spells and dry weather for Germany
   and northern Poland, although some rain in central and southern Poland
   and Germany. Wetter too for Austria, Hungary and Switzerland.
   Sunny spells and dry for Denmark. Scattered showers for the Baltic
   States. Heavy showers in Finland and cool too. Further showers and rain
   for Sweden. Norway will have cold weather and some heavy showers.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Tuesday 20 May 2025 at 00.46 hours

First changed and cool and cool with a few showers especially on Friday. Then
Excessive with rain periods on Sunday. Temperatures around the long -term
average.

Di wo do vr Za so ma
Sunshine (%) 80 50 40 40 40 30 30
Precipitation probability (%) 10 20 30 60 70 90 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0/1 1/2 1/6 2/7 0/3
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 10 10 8 7 7 12 11
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 21 19 15 14 18 18 18 18
Wind direction NW W NW NW W W ZW
Windkracht (BFT) 3 4 4 4 3 4 3


Long term, Tuesday 27 May 2025 to Tuesday 3 June 2025:
First big chance of changeable weather with about 70% chance of rain every day
With temperatures around the long -term average. At the end of next week
decreasing chance of precipitation and about 50% increasing risk of temperatures
Above the long -term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:33 UTC 200525.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
ridge over England moving slowly south. low develops over the south of Norway and 
moving to Denmark and the south of Sweden, 1003.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 3-4, temporary 5. good.

Thames 
north 3-4, in the West decreasing 1-3. moderate to good, in the West first risk fog.

Humber 
north 3-4, soon backing northwest. moderate to good, in the West first locally fog.

German Bight 
northwest 4-5, in the South first 1-3. moderate to good.

Dogger 
northwest 4-5. moderate to good.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 3-4, soon decreasing variable 1-3. later occasional showers. good.

Thames 
mainly north 2-4, backing west to northwest. moderate to good.

Humber 
northwest 2-4, increasing 4-5. moderate to good.

German Bight 
northwest 4-5, in the North increasing 5-6. moderate, increasing good.

Dogger 
northwest 4-5, in the North later increasing 5-6. moderate, increasing good.


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