Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Thu Oct 16 2025 12:01 pm * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm Europe forecast - October 16, 2025 Mediterranean showers, heaviest southeast Cold Scandinavia Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 16th October 2025 Duty forecaster: Dan Graves Slack high pressure over western Europe brings mostly settled conditions and continental sunshine here. More unsettled north and east. Thursday Scattered showers in central and eastern areas of Spain. Bright and dry in Portugal with sunny spells, similar in north Spain. Odd showers in the Balearics but otherwise mostly sunny. Heavy and thundery showers and rain in the far south of Italy, a few of these just slipping the east coasts of Sardinia and Corsica. Brighter and dry in North Italy. Sunny for the northern Balkans, rain in the south and in western Greece, this rain likely becoming heavy through the day. Drier to the east and in Türkiye where sun likely extensive. Fair for France and mostly sunny, just some cloud in the north. Periods of drizzle and light rain in the Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia. Drier in southern Poland and Germany. Brighter across Switzerland and Austria with sunny spells, a few light showers possible over the mountains. Hungary similarly bright with burst of sunshine. Some morning rain in south Romania and Bulgaria, this largely clearing for fine weather. Mixed cloud and sun in Denmark, some periods of light rain will come and go. Rain in the Baltic States, most of it patchy. Sunny spells will develop in Finland and it should be dry. Often bright and Sweden, a greater chance of cloud in the south. Rain and snow in central and northern Norway, drier in the south. Cold across all Scandinavia with a brisk westerly wind, particularly strong in the far coastal north. Friday A mostly sunny day across Iberia though heavy showers will develop in central and east Spain. Fine for the central Mediterranean islands. Showers in central and southern Italy, dry and sunny to the north. Heavy rain along the Adriatic Coast south of Croatia, some rain pushing inland across Serbia, North Macedonia, and Greece. Drier with sunny spells in the north Balkans and Slovenia. Drier in east Greece and Türkiye with sunshine. A sunny day for France and Switzerland. Cloudier across the Low Countries and Germany with some bright or sunny spells; local drizzly rain is likely in northern Germany, Poland, and Czechia. Drier Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary with sunny spells. Rain arriving into western Bulgaria and southwest Romania, elsewhere dry with a mix of cloud and sunshine. A brighter day for the Baltic States though showers are likely along the coasts. A mixed day for Denmark with sunny breaks but also spells of rain. Sunny for Finland and most of Sweden, just some scattered showers and snow in the south. Southern Norway will be fine, with snow and wind continuing to affect central and northern areas. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:58 am Dry on the weekend and plenty of room for the sun. It will be from Monday changeable and there is a 60-70% chance of precipitation every day. Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Sunshine (%) 20 30 50 50 30 20 20 Precipitation probability (%) 50 40 10 10 80 80 80 Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0/1 0 0 1/5 1/6 1/7 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 9 8 5 3 8 11 10 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 15 14 13 13 16 16 16 Wind direction NW NW E SE S SW SW Wind force (bft) 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 Long term, Thursday October 23, 2025 to Thursday October 30, 2025: A changeable weather type with (a lot of) wind and a 60-70% chance of precipitation every day. The maximum temperatures are around or slightly below the long-term average. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 07:00 UTC 161025. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: high, 1030, over Scotland remains fairly stationary. associated ridge extending across the southern part of the North Sea. Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC: Dover northeast 3-4. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Thames north to northeast 3-4. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Humber mainly north 3-4, in the eastern part occasionally 5. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. German Bight northwest 5-6, in the eastern part occasionally 6. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Dogger northwest 4-5, in the western part 3-4, later decreasing 3-4. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC: Dover northeast 3-4, veering east 2-3. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Thames northeast 3-4, backing mainly north. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Humber northwest 3-4. in the eastern part occasionally 5. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. German Bight northwest 4-5. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Dogger northwest 3-4. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate. --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146) .