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

   Europe forecast - December 06, 2024
   Wet and cold north.
   Unsettled central/south.

   Issued: 0530hrs Friday 6th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Unsettled for most parts.

   Friday
   A dry but rather cloudy day for the Iberia with some rain in far
   northwest later in the evening. A band of rain spreads southeast over
   France with easing winds. An area of heavy rain spreads east over the
   British Isles along with snow in north, and strong winds. Some early
   rain for the Low Countries, but soon drier. Heavy rain spreads south
   over Germany in the morning with drier weather following. Early heavy
   rain for Denmark, turning drier later. Some snow for southern Norway,
   otherwise further norther as well as Sweden and Finland may see only
   isolated snow showers. A dry but rather cloudy day for the Baltic
   States. Snow showers for Poland, Belarus and Ukraine.
   A cloudy day for Switzerland and Austria with outbreaks of rain and
   hill snow. Some rain and snow for Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia.
   Occasional snow showers for Romania, drier over the Balkans.
   Dry but rather cloudy for the Balearics. Some showers for Sardinia and
   Corsica as well as southern Italy and Greece. West coast of Turkiye
   will see some rain, but dry further easterly. Rather cloudy but dry for
   Cyprus.

   Saturday
   Mostly dry for Portugal, rain and hill snow for north Spain, further
   south sunny and dry. Sleet and snow showers for France, and feeling
   cold. A cold day for the British Isles with rain/sleet showers mostly
   in east. Heavy rain for the Low Counties, Germany and Denmark , turning
   to snow over southern Norway. Further north, and over Sweden, Finland
   and the Baltic States mostly dry with isolated snow showers. Some snow
   is possible over Belarus, sleet for Ukraine.
   Through the day rain and snow arrives over Switzerland and Austria,
   possible heavy in places. Light and patchy rain for Czechia, Hungary
   and Slovakia . Sunny for Romania and the Balkans even through
   increasingly cloudy through the day.
   Dry at first over the Balearics with a risk of thunderstorms later in
   the day. Heavy showers or thunderstorms for Sardinia and Corsica as
   well as northern parts of Italy. Light patchy rain for southern Italy
   and parts of Greece . Heavy showers for west Turkiye and Cyprus.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 6, 2024 at 4:26 am

Cloudy and occasionally rain on Sunday. Then dry, more sun and gradually
descending
temperatures with light frost at night from mid-week.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 20 20 10 20 40 40 40
Precipitation probability (%) 90 90 70 20 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 5 10 1/3 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 5 4 3 0/4 -2/2 -2/2
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 8 8 8 7 5 4 4
Wind direction NW S NO NO NO NO O
Wind force (bft) 5 5 4 4 3 3 2


Long term, Friday December 13, 2024 to Friday December 20, 2024:
Quiet and dry at first with temperatures below the long-term average
light frost at night. Then gradually more wind, rising temperatures
to around the long-term average and precipitation chances around 40%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:31 UTC 061224.

Gale warnings:
German Bight 
northwest 9

Thames Humber Dogger 
northwest 8

Dover:
no warning


Synopsis:
low, 993 hPa, over Germany will move east. a next low, 989 hPa, over the ocean
will 
reach the North Sea at the end of the period. associated trough will move during
the 
night eastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
west to northwest 5-6, decreasing southwest 3-4, later increasing south 5-6.
good.

Thames 
northwest 7-8, decreasing west 2-4, later increasing south 5-6. risk an light
shower.
 good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber 
northwest 7-8, decreasing west 2-4, later increasing south 5-6. isolated light 
showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

German Bight 
northwest 7-8, first possibly 9, decreasing 4-5, later decreasing west 2-4.
isolated 
light showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
northwest 7-8, decreasing west 2-4, later increasing south 5-6. good.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 7-8, later 8-9. soon rain or a shower.
good, 
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames 
south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 7-8, later possibly 9. soon rain or a
shower.
 good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber 
south  5-6, soon increasing 7-8. soon rain or a shower. good, moderate in 
precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight 
west 2-4, increasing south to southeast 6-7. gradually rain or a shower. good, 
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger 
south to southeast 5-6, soon increasing 7-8, later decreasing cyclonic 4-6. soon

rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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