Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Sat Apr 04 2026 10:07 am * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * as calculated from data.ecmwf.int WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Monday 6 April 2026 Iberia: under high pressure (~1020 hPa). Dawn: around 11.9'C, partly cloudy, ESE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1021 hPa. Midday: around 19.0'C, partly cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~47%, and 1020 hPa. Night: around 15.3'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~60%, and 1019 hPa. France & Benelux: under high pressure (~1024 hPa). Dawn: around 7.3'C, partly cloudy, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~87%, and 1025 hPa. Midday: around 14.8'C, partly cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, ESE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~63%, and 1024 hPa. Night: around 11.1'C, partly cloudy, ESE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1023 hPa. Central Europe: under high pressure (~1024 hPa). Dawn: around 6.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, W wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~81%, and 1023 hPa. Midday: around 11.4'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, WNW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~50%, and 1024 hPa. Night: around 6.6'C, partly cloudy, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1024 hPa. Scandinavia: with low pressure nearby (~1004 hPa). Dawn: around 2.1'C, quite cloudy, mixed rain and snow about 0.7 mm, WNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~82%, and 998 hPa. Midday: around 4.1'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.8 mm, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1004 hPa. Night: around 2.3'C, quite cloudy, mixed rain and snow about 0.7 mm, NNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~81%, and 1007 hPa. Italy & Balkans: under high pressure (~1023 hPa). Dawn: around 9.2'C, partly cloudy, W wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~78%, and 1023 hPa. Midday: around 16.6'C, partly cloudy, WNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~55%, and 1023 hPa. Night: around 10.6'C, partly cloudy, WNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~76%, and 1023 hPa. Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1009 hPa). Dawn: around 5.7'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, WSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1011 hPa. Midday: around 10.6'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.1 mm, W wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~54%, and 1009 hPa. Night: around 5.0'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.1 mm, W wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1009 hPa. British Isles: under high pressure (~1023 hPa). Dawn: around 5.2'C, quite cloudy, WSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~74%, and 1021 hPa. Midday: around 8.3'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, S wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1023 hPa. Night: around 7.3'C, partly cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, a few light showers, S wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1021 hPa. Ireland: under fairly normal pressure (~1018 hPa). Dawn: around 7.3'C, overcast, a few light showers, SSE wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~74%, and 1019 hPa. Midday: around 10.0'C, overcast, a few light showers, SSE wind, force 5 (fresh breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1018 hPa. Night: around 9.1'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, SSE wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1017 hPa. Iceland: under fairly normal pressure (~1009 hPa). Dawn: around -1.9'C, overcast, a few light showers, E wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1013 hPa. Midday: around -0.2'C, overcast, mixed rain and snow about 2.0 mm, E wind, force 5 (fresh breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1009 hPa. Night: around 1.5'C, overcast, mixed rain and snow about 8.8 mm, E wind, force 6 (strong breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1001 hPa. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday April 4, 2026 at 4:51 am Sunny, dry and gradually warmer during the day. The nights remain cold, with a small chance of fog and frost. From Thursday there will be a chance of more clouds rain increases to approximately 30%. From Friday the temperature will also increase again back. Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sunshine (%) 50 50 60 70 70 60 40 Precipitation probability (%) 20 50 10 10 10 30 30 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 1/2 0 0 0/3 0/4 0 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 7 9 3 5 6/9 6 5 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 14 13 15 18/22 15/20 16/19 13/17 Wind direction SW W SW E W SE NO Wind force (bft) 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 Long term, Saturday April 11, 2026 to Saturday April 18, 2026: There is a good chance of calm, driest and sunny weather, with gradually higher temperatures afternoon temperatures. There is also a small chance (30%) of its recurrence changeable weather, with daily rain, quite a lot of clouds and temperatures around or slightly below normal. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 07:04 UTC 040426. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: Low, 994, west of Ireland is deepening and moving to Norway, 975. Associated troughs will move eastwards across the North Sea. Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC: Dover southwest 3-4, increasing 5-6, later possibly 7. periods of rain and showers. moderate to good, first possibly poor. Thames southwest 3-4, increasing south to southwest 5-6, later increasing 6-7. periods of rain and showers. good, possibly moderate. Humber west to southwest 3-4, increasing south 5-6, later increasing south to southwest 7. periods of rain and showers. good, possibly moderate. German Bight west to northwest 4-5, backing southwest 3-4, later increasing south to southwest 6-7. periods of rain and showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Dogger west 4-5, increasing south to southeast 5-6, later increasing south to southwest 6-7. periods of rain and showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC: Dover southwest 6-7, later decreasing 5-6. periods of rain and showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Thames south to southwest 6-7, veering west to southwest, later decreasing 5-6. periods of rain and showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. Humber south to southwest 6-7, increasing southwest 7-8, later decreasing west to northwest 5-6. periods of rain and showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate. German Bight south to southwest 6-7, increasing west to southwest 7-8, later decreasing west to northwest 6-7. periods of rain and showers. good, in precipitation moderate. Dogger south to southwest 6-7, increasing west to southwest 7-8, in the north 9, later decreasing west to northwest 6-7. periods of rain and showers. good, in precipitation moderate. ( ( 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) .