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

   Europe forecast - December 04, 2024
   Stormy for North rain and showers
   Fog and frost central

   Issued: 0730hrs Tuesday 3rd December 2024
   Duty forecaster: John

   Wednesday 04 December
   Cloudy with outbreaks of prolonged and at times heavy rain into western
   and southwest France France, with rain also into northeast and later
   central to southern Spain. Cloudy with rain for Ireland, Scotland and
   later into Wales rain persisting for much of the day especially
   northwest adjancent to Atlantic coasts. Sunshine and snow showers
   Denmark into Germany and along Baltic to Estonia. Dry with sunshine
   though with temperatures below 0C for southern Sweden and Norway Norway
   For much of central areas mainly dry with sunshine though scattered
   showers will occur across Germany towards Poland and into Czech and
   Hungary towards Bulgaria . Cloudy with outbreaks of prolonged and heavy
   rain eastern Spain through to Italy and later into Greece and Turkey.

   Thursday 05 December
   Stormy Ireland to Norway with spells of heavy and prolonged rain across
   Scotland and England, heading towards Denmark to Sweded and Norway
   Norway, with snow across Arctic Sweeden temperature 5C Scotland, below
   0C southern Norway. Sunshine and snow showers some frequent and heavy
   through Poland to Estonia temperature near 0C. Sunshine and scattered
   mostly snow showers Latvia, Belarus to Romania Romania. Mainly dry with
   some sunshine through Germany to Czech and Austria with Switzerland,
   though fog and frost will be both persistent or clear slowly in valleys
   5C Germany near or below 0C Austria. Outbreaks of rain then sunshne and
   showers for much of France breezy along Channel and Atlantic coasts
   near 12C for notereast to near 0C towards Alps. Spain and Portugal
   genrally dry with sunshine 10 to 15C, along with Sardinia, Crete, Italy
   through to Greece. Heavy showers southern Italy Greek Islands to Turkey
   15C generally

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 4:38 am

Changeable until the weekend with rain from time to time and sometimes a lot
wind. A bit quieter after the weekend. It will gradually get colder from Sunday.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 30 10 30 20 10 20 10
Precipitation probability (%) 30 70 80 80 90 80 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 10/20 2/8 5/9 1/7 0/2 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 2 0/3 3/6 4/7 4 3 0/3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 7 6/9 9/12 9 7 6 5
Wind direction S S W S W E N NO N
Wind force (bft) 3 3 4 4 4 3 3


Long term, Wednesday December 11, 2024 to Wednesday December 18, 2024:
The expectation for this period is uncertain. It will probably be (60%) again
a bit more changeable with temperatures slightly rising again and an increasing
chance of precipitation. In addition, there is also a (smaller) chance that it
is due to the cold
side remains.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:14 UTC 041224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Weak trough is moving eastwards across the North Sea. Low, 978, west of Scotland
is 
moving northeastwards and deepening, 961. Associated trough reaches the North
Sea at 
the end of the period.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
west 2-4, backing south to southwest, later increasing 5-6. first an isolated
light 
shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Humber 
west 2-4, backing south to southwest, later increasing 5-6. first an isolated
light 
shower, later in the western part rain. good, in precipitation possibly
moderate.

German Bight 
variable 2-4, from the western part increasing south 3-5, later 4-6. isolated
light 
showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Dogger 
mainly west 2-4, backing south to southwest, later increasing 5-6. first an
isolated 
light shower, later in the western part rain. good, in precipitation possibly 
moderate.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames Humber 
south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 6-7, later possibly 8. from the western
part 
rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight 
south 4-6, increasing 6-7, later 7-8. in the morning from the western part rain.

good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger 
south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 7-8, later in the West decreasing
southwest 
5-6. from the western part rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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