Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Thu Mar 12 2026 10:07 am * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * as calculated from data.ecmwf.int WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Saturday 14 March 2026 Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1013 hPa). Dawn: around 9.4'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.2 mm, WNW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~88%, and 1013 hPa. Midday: around 10.8'C, overcast, rain about 1.8 mm, NW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1013 hPa. Night: around 9.3'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, rain about 1.2 mm, NW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1015 hPa. France & Benelux: under fairly normal pressure (~1009 hPa). Dawn: around 5.2'C, quite cloudy, snow about 3.1 mm, WNW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~87%, and 1007 hPa. Midday: around 7.2'C, quite cloudy, snow about 2.9 mm, WNW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~70%, and 1009 hPa. Night: around 5.3'C, quite cloudy, snow about 1.2 mm, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1011 hPa. Central Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1005 hPa). Dawn: around 4.6'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.2 mm, S wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~88%, and 1005 hPa. Midday: around 8.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 2.0 mm, SSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~67%, and 1005 hPa. Night: around 5.0'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.9 mm, SSW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~83%, and 1008 hPa. Scandinavia: with low pressure nearby (~997 hPa). Dawn: around 2.5'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.9 mm, SSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~86%, and 994 hPa. Midday: around 4.2'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.8 mm, SSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~77%, and 997 hPa. Night: around 2.4'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.7 mm, SSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~84%, and 999 hPa. Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1010 hPa). Dawn: around 5.9'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, SE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~83%, and 1013 hPa. Midday: around 12.0'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.9 mm, SSE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~59%, and 1010 hPa. Night: around 7.3'C, partly cloudy, rain about 1.9 mm, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~79%, and 1010 hPa. Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1018 hPa). Dawn: around 1.9'C, clear skies, SSE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1019 hPa. Midday: around 9.3'C, clear skies, SE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~48%, and 1018 hPa. Night: around 2.8'C, clear skies, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~69%, and 1019 hPa. British Isles: with low pressure nearby (~1002 hPa). Dawn: around 4.5'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, W wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~81%, and 999 hPa. Midday: around 6.5'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, W wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1002 hPa. Night: around 5.7'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.5 mm, WSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~79%, and 1002 hPa. Ireland: under fairly normal pressure (~1005 hPa). Dawn: around 5.1'C, overcast, rain about 0.9 mm, W wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~79%, and 1003 hPa. Midday: around 7.3'C, overcast, rain about 1.1 mm, W wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~74%, and 1005 hPa. Night: around 7.4'C, overcast, rain about 0.8 mm, WSW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~82%, and 1005 hPa. Iceland: under a deep low pressure system (~986 hPa). Dawn: around 0.0'C, quite cloudy, freezing rain about 0.7 mm, WNW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~76%, and 983 hPa. Midday: around 0.7'C, quite cloudy, mixed rain and snow about 0.7 mm, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~77%, and 986 hPa. Night: around 0.5'C, overcast, freezing rain about 2.0 mm, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~80%, and 980 hPa. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 4:45 am Changeable until Monday with temperatures around the long-term average. Mainly dry from Tuesday with more and more sun and rising temperatures. Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Sunshine (%) 30 20 20 30 30 30 30 Precipitation probability (%) 10 90 50 70 50 20 20 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 8 1/2 2/5 1/3 0 0 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 4 8 3 1 4 6 4/7 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 12 10 11 12 11 15 18 Wind direction S SW W SW W SW SE Wind force (bft) 5 4 3 4 4 4 2 Long term, Thursday March 19, 2026 to Thursday March 26, 2026: There is a good chance (80%) of calm and dry spring weather with sunny periods. The maximum temperature is probably a few degrees above long-term average. Later in the period the chance of precipitation increases to approximately 30%. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 08:39 UTC 120326. Gale warnings: Dogger south to southwest 9 Dover Thames Humber German Bight south to southwest 8 Synopsis: Complex low, 955, east of Iceland is changing little. Associated trough moves eastwards across the North Sea in the night and morning. Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC: Dover south to southwest 6-7, later increasing 7-8. good. Thames Humber south to southwest 6-7, soon increasing 7-8. good. German Bight south to southwest 6-7, soon from the west increasing 7-8. later in the northern part rain. good, in precipitation moderate. Dogger south to southwest 7-8, occasionally possibly 9. especially later periods of rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC: Dover Thames south to southwest 7-8, later decreasing west to southwest 5-6. especially later periods of rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Humber south to southwest 7-8, in the eastern part for a time 9, from the west decreasing west to southwest 5-6, later 6-7. periods of rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. German Bight south to southwest 7-8, in the western part for a time 9, later from the west decreasing west to southwest 5-6. periods of rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. Dogger south to southwest 7-8, soon from the west decreasing west to southwest 4-5, increasing 5-6, later 6-7. periods of rain. good, in precipitation moderate to poor. ( ( 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) .