Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Tue Mar 03 2026 10:07 am * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * as calculated from data.ecmwf.int WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Thursday 5 March 2026 Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1014 hPa). Dawn: around 9.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.5 mm with a slight chance of thunder, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~90%, and 1014 hPa. Midday: around 12.8'C, overcast, rain about 3.2 mm, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~77%, and 1014 hPa. Night: around 10.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 4.1 mm, N wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~87%, and 1014 hPa. France & Benelux: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa). Dawn: around 7.4'C, partly cloudy, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~87%, and 1018 hPa. Midday: around 13.2'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~68%, and 1017 hPa. Night: around 9.6'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, rain about 0.6 mm, ESE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1018 hPa. Central Europe: under high pressure (~1025 hPa). Dawn: around 0.9'C, partly cloudy, SE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~90%, and 1026 hPa. Midday: around 9.6'C, clear skies, ESE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~61%, and 1025 hPa. Night: around 3.4'C, partly cloudy, ESE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~83%, and 1025 hPa. Scandinavia: under fairly normal pressure (~1016 hPa). Dawn: around 0.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, WSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~87%, and 1015 hPa. Midday: around 2.8'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.6 mm, SW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1016 hPa. Night: around 0.7'C, quite cloudy, snow about 1.3 mm, SW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~88%, and 1014 hPa. Italy & Balkans: under high pressure (~1024 hPa). Dawn: around 6.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~87%, and 1024 hPa. Midday: around 11.8'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~66%, and 1024 hPa. Night: around 7.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~84%, and 1024 hPa. Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa). Dawn: around 0.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, WNW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~90%, and 1016 hPa. Midday: around 3.8'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~69%, and 1017 hPa. Night: around -0.2'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1019 hPa. British Isles: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa). Dawn: around 8.1'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.7 mm, S wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~90%, and 1013 hPa. Midday: around 8.7'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.3 mm, SW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~84%, and 1015 hPa. Night: around 7.4'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.2 mm, WSW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~84%, and 1018 hPa. Ireland: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa). Dawn: around 8.5'C, overcast, rain about 2.8 mm, WSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~88%, and 1012 hPa. Midday: around 7.5'C, overcast, rain about 2.2 mm, NW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1017 hPa. Night: around 7.0'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, rain about 0.6 mm, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1020 hPa. Iceland: with low pressure nearby (~998 hPa). Dawn: around -1.8'C, quite cloudy, mixed rain and snow about 0.7 mm, SSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~76%, and 999 hPa. Midday: around -1.3'C, quite cloudy, freezing rain about 1.1 mm, S wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~76%, and 998 hPa. Night: around -0.9'C, quite cloudy, mixed rain and snow about 1.0 mm, S wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~72%, and 998 hPa. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 5:15 am Lots of space for the sun and (very) soft. Sometimes there is a chance of it in the nights and mornings fog. Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Sunshine (%) 70 50 90 60 60 70 40 Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 0 20 20 20 20 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0 0 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 3 3 3 3/6 2/5 1/4 3/6 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 16 14 17 14/18 12/15 15 14/17 Wind direction NW E SE S NE O SW Wind force (bft) 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 Long term, Tuesday March 10, 2026 to Tuesday March 17, 2026: Sunny periods and a small chance (20%) of precipitation, later the chance of more increases cloud cover and precipitation increased to 40%. The temperatures are probably (well) above the long-term average. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 07:14 UTC 030326. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: High, 1028, over the British Isles is moving eastwards towards the German Bight. Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC: Dover northeast 2-3, increasing 3-4. good. Thames north 2-3, soon increasing northeast 3-4. good. Humber north 3-4, veering northeast. good. German Bight west to northwest 3-4, soon veering north to northeast, in the northern part decreasing 2-3. good. Dogger north to northwest 3-4, from the west decreasing variable 1-3. locally temporary light rain. good. Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC: Dover northeast 3-4, decreasing east 2-3. good, especially later risk of fog. Thames northeast 3-4, decreasing east 2-3. good, especially later in the southern part risk of fog. Humber east to northeast 3-4, veering east to southeast. good. German Bight northeast 3-4, soon veering east, in the northern part variable 1-3. good. Dogger variable 1-3, from the west increasing south to southeast 3-4. 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 (21:1/146) .