* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * 
   from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europ... 

   Europe forecast - January 24, 2025
   Windy and wet north.
   More settled south.

   Issued: 0530hrs Friday 24th January 2025
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Storm Éowyn in northwest.

   Friday
   In Portugal and Spain, expect a cloudy day with heavy rain arriving in
   the northwest later. France will have a rather cloudy day with heavy
   rain affecting the northwest. Over the British Isles, Storm Éowyn will
   bring severe gales, heavy rain, and some snow. The Low Countries will
   experience a cloudy day with rain spreading eastward. In Germany, sleet
   or snow is expected in the morning, becoming drier later. Poland will
   remain dry but rather cloudy throughout the day. Denmark will see heavy
   rain and strengthening winds, while heavy snow will affect southern
   Norway and Sweden. Northern Finland will have some snow, while the
   Baltic States see light snow at first, turning dry later. In Belarus
   and Ukraine, light snow is expected in the morning, with drier
   conditions later.
   Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia, and Hungary will have a mostly dry but
   rather cloudy day. Romania will experience some light snow, while the
   Balkans remain mostly dry and bright.
   A sunny day is forecast for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica, and most
   of Italy, while Greece will have a cloudy day with some rain and fog.In
   Turkey, heavy showers will affect western areas, with dry and bright
   weather elsewhere. Cyprus will see some scattered showers.

   Saturday
   Some heavy showers for Portugal and Spain. Showers or longer spells of
   rain for France. A longer spell of rain or sleet, and mountain snow,
   for the British Isles. Some early rain for the Low Countries, drier
   later. Some rain mostly over north Germany, drier further south. Light
   patchy rain for Poland, becoming drier later. Breezy and mostly dry for
   Denmark. Some snow for western Norway and northern Sweden and Finland.
   Some light sleet or snow for the Baltic States. Mostly dry for Belarus,
   but some rain for Ukraine.
   Cloudy with some late rain for Switzerland. Drier brighter for Austria.
   Rather cloudy but dry for Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary and Slovenia.
   Mostly dry and bright for Romania and the Balkans.
   Dry with sunny spells for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. Some
   cloud and light rain for northern Italy, brighter further south. Some
   showers for the Greek Islands, the mainland will remain dry and sunny.
   Showery for Turkiye and Cyprus.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 2:51 am

Sunday sometimes sun and dry, at night chance of light frost. Then quite soft
and
changeable and quite a bit of wind, especially on Monday.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 10 10 30 20 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 90 80 40 90 40 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 2/5 2/10 0/1 4/8 0/2 0/4 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 6 1 5 6 3 2/5
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 9 8 7 11 10 8 8
Wind direction S SW Z Z SW Z NW
Wind force (BFT) 5 3 3 3 4 3 2


Long term, Friday January 31, 2025 to Friday 7 February 2025:
Large (80%) chance of transition to quiet and usually dry weather with a large
uncertainty in temperature forecast.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:03 UTC 240125.

Gale warnings:
Dogger 
southwest 10

German Bight 
southwest 9

Humber 
south 9

Dover Thames 
south 8



Synopsis:
Low, 943, north of Ireland will move towards the Norwegian Sea. Associated
troughs 
will move eastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
south 7-8, soon veering southwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5, later backing south. 
especially first rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly
poor.

Thames 
south 7-8, soon veering southwest 6-7, decreasing 4-5. first rain or drizzle.
good, 
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber 
south 8-9, soon veering southwest 7-8, decreasing 5-6. first rain or drizzle.
good, 
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight 
south 7-8, veering southwest, later in the northwestern part increasing 8-9.
first 
rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger 
south 8-9, soon veering southwest, in the northwestern part possibly for a time
10. 
first rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
south 4-5, soon decreasing 2-3, later increasing north to northwest 4-5,
possibly 6. 
periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation.

Thames 
southwest 4-5, decreasing south 3-4, later increasing north to northwest 4-5, 
possibly 6. soon rain. good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber 
southwest 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5, later veering west to northwest. later risk
of 
rain. good, moderate in precipitation.

German Bight 
southwest 6-7, first in the northwestern part 8-9, decreasing 5-6, later in the 
southwestern part veering west 4-5. later in the southern part risk of rain.
good, 
moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
southwest 7-8, first in the northern part 8-9, decreasing 5-6. good, moderate in

precipitation.


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 * Origin: Postbus 7 (618:500/6)