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

   Europe forecast - December 14, 2024
   Wet and cold north.
   Cold sinking southeast.

   Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 14th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   High pressure for southwest.

   Saturday
   Mostly dry for the Iberia, but some rain for northern Spain later in
   the day. Some showers for France and the British Isles. A period of
   rain for the Low Countries and Denmark, spreading over Germany and
   Poland from the afternoon onwards, and turning to snow over the hills.
   Some heavy snow for Norway, Sweden, Finland along with strong winds,
   spreading over the Baltic States later in the day. Mostly dry for
   Belarus and Ukraine.
   A mostly dry morning and afternoon for Central Europe, but some snow
   showers will arrive in the evening from the north. Some heavy rain and
   hill snow for the Balkans.
   Mostly dry and bright over the Balearics, some showers for Sardinia,
   Corsica and Italy. Some heavy rain for western Greece, but sunny and
   dry for Cyprus. Mostly dry for Turkiye, but for some snow showers over
   the far northeast.

   Sunday
   Another mostly dry and sunny day for the Iberia. Cloudy but mostly dry
   for France. Rain for northwestern parts of the British Isles, but
   mostly dry elsewhere. Some showers for the Low Countries, Denmark and
   north Germany. Some snow showers for Poland. Heavy rain and snow for
   Norway and Sweden. Some early snow for Finland. Snow showers for the
   Baltic States.
   Light snow showers for Central Europe, as well as Romania and northern
   Balkans.
   A few showers for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Some
   heavy showers for Greece and western Turkiye. Mostly in Cyprus.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 4:43 am

Cloudy and sometimes some rain during the weekend. Dry and soft from Monday
sometimes some space for the sun. It will become more changeable later in the
week.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 10 10 30 10 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 60 50 20 20 80 90 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 2 1 0 0 1/3 5/11 2/8
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 0 3 8 6 5 9 5
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 9 11 10 12 12 9
Wind direction SW SW SW SW Z SW W
Wind force (bft) 3 4 5 3 4 4 4


Long term, Saturday December 21, 2024 to Saturday December 28, 2024:
First there is a high (70%) chance of changeable weather. In the week of
Christmas the
forecast is still uncertain, both for temperature and precipitation. The chance
of
winter weather is small (10%).

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:54 UTC 141224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Low, 998, between Iceland and Norway will move to the Baltic Sea. Associated
trough 
will move eastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
west to northwest 3-4, increasing northwest 4-5. occasionally rain or drizzle.
good, 
moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Thames 
west to northwest 5, possibly 6. occasionally rain or drizzle, after occasional 
showers. good, moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Humber 
northwest 5, possibly 6. occasionally rain or drizzle, after occasional showers.

good, moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

German Bight 
northwest 4-5, increasing 5-6, in the East first southwest 5-6. occasional
showers. 
good, moderate in precipitation, in the East first moderate to poor.

Dogger 
northwest 4-5, increasing 5-6. occasionally drizzle or an light shower. good, 
moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northwest 4-5, backing west. good, moderate in precipitation.

Thames Humber German Bight 
northwest 5-6, backing west. occasional shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
northwest 5-6, backing west. especially first occasional showers. good, moderate
in 
precipitation.


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