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

   Europe forecast - December 02, 2024
   Sunny east, then north
   Showery in Mediterranean

   Issued: 0430hrs Monday 2nd December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Much of the Continent and Mediterranean Sea will be showery with broken
   clouds. Quite sunny further east, which will migrate into Scandinavia.

   Monday
   Rain in northern Spain today though fair with broken cloud to the south
   and east. Sunnier in Italy with scattered clouds. Showers, some heavy,
   will fall on Greece and western Turkey most of the day. A slight push
   north into Bulgaria but not much further.
   Showers, some heavy through France and southern Germany with longer
   spells of rain in central areas. Several waves of rain and heavy
   showers in the Low Countries. Plentiful sunshine from Poland south
   through Czechia, Austria, and Slovenia and eastward, though clouds will
   encroach the westernmost parts by the afternoon. Switzerland to see
   heavy rains, snow in the Alps.
   Breezy along the North Sea coast. Denmark and southern Sweden to see
   showers and occasional brief sun spells. Heavy snow across much of
   Norway and central Sweden, some reaching Finland on a steady breeze.
   Widespread cloud in central Finland through the north Baltics.

   Tuesday
   Mostly sunny in Spain and Portugal with clouds and showers spilling in
   from the north in the afternoon. Broken cloud across much of the
   Mediterranean with showers falling on the Islands, Italy, and eastward
   in southern Greece and southern Turkey.
   Mostly cloudy across west and central Europe for much of the day. Light
   rain across the northern plains and prolonged snow over the Alps. Dry
   and sunny further east in Belarus, Ukraine, and Romania. The Baltic
   countries remaining cloudy and rainy, snow in Estonia. The Balkan
   countries will see morning sun, though cloud is likely to take over
   throughout the day. Largely dry north of Greece.
   High pressure in the north brings a cold morning with patchy clouds to
   the British Isles. The high pressure ridge will move east through the
   day, behind which heavier rain reaches the Isles and western France in
   the later afternoon. The ridge will reach Scandinavia breaking up cloud
   for a sunny afternoon.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 5:19 am

Occasionally sunny and mostly dry on Wednesday, with a chance of frost (and
slippery) and fog
the night. Gradually milder from Thursday, with a high chance of precipitation
possibly a lot of wind, especially on Saturday.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 20 40 40 30 20 20 10
Precipitation probability (%) 80 30 20 70 80 80 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 2/5 0/1 0/1 1/6 2/8 5/9 1/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 7 4 2 0/3 3/6 4/7 4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 8 7 6/9 9/12 9 7
Wind direction SW NW S Z SW W N
Wind force (bft) 4 3 3 3 4 4 4


Long term, Monday December 9, 2024 to Monday December 16, 2024:
A return of the calm and fresh weather initially appears
probably, later in the period it will become softer and more variable
weather type increases again to approximately 60%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:24 UTC 021224.

Gale warnings:
Humber German Bight Dogger 
north 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
Low, 980, over the north of Norway is moving eastwards. Associated troughs will
move 
eastwards across the North Sea. Ridge is building over England.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
west 5-6, later veering northwest. occasional showers. good, moderate in 
precipitation.

Thames 
west to southwest 4-5, later increasing north to northwest 6-7. occasional
showers. 
good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber 
west 4-5, from the western part increasing north 6-7. occasional showers. good, 
moderate in precipitation.

German Bight 
southwest 5-6, soon decreasing west 4-5, later in the West increasing north 6-7.

occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation, in the South locally
moderate 
to poor.

Dogger 
southwest 4-5, increasing north 6-7. occasional showers. good, moderate in 
precipitation.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5. occasional showers. good, moderate in
precipitation.

Thames 
north to northwest 6-7, decreasing 5-6. occasional showers. good, moderate in 
precipitation.

Humber 
north 6-7, decreasing 5-6. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

German Bight 
north 6-7, in the southeastern part first west 3-4. occasional showers. good, 
moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
north 6-7, decreasing 5-6, in the West later 4-5. occasionally a shower. good,
in 
precipitation possibly moderate.


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