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

   Europe forecast - December 18, 2024
   Windy northern Europe
   Drier southern Europe

   Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 18th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Windy and wet northern Europe, drier in the south

   Wednesday
   Alternating sun and clouds in Spain and Portugal, with a showery
   northwest. Shower intensity increase towards the evening. Drier with
   varied cloud across the Mediterranean into Italy, drizzle possible on
   west facing coastlines. Cloud cover in the Balkans, though breaking
   later in the day. Greece and Turkey remaining mostly sunny.
   Westerly winds increase across most of Europe north of the Alps.
   Drizzly showers from northern France across the Low Countries and
   Germany into Poland. Mostly cloudy with occasional bright spells here.
   Western France and southern Britain to see heavier rain into the
   evening. Morning clouds gradually break in Hungary and Romania.
   Windy from the British Isles across the North Sea towards Scandinavia.
   Rain much of the day in Denmark and Southern Norway and Sweden, snow
   further north. These rains approach the Baltics and Finland in the
   afternoon, falling as snow from Estonia to the north.

   Thursday
   A chilly day with heavy showers across northern and eastern areas of
   Spain. Drier with sunny spells for Portugal and southern Spain. Cool
   for the Balearics with sunny spells. Scattered showers over Corsica and
   Sardinia. Heavy showers in northern Italy. Fair across central and
   southern areas of Italy with sunny spells and scattered showers. Greece
   and Turkey will be dry with good spells of sunshine.
   Windy and cold in France with some heavy rain in the east and south.
   Heavy showers for northern and western France although some sunny
   spells too. Windy and cold for the Netherlands with further showers
   here. More rain, some heavy in much of Germany and cold weather here.
   Breezy in Poland with some rain and showers in northern and western
   Poland. Hungary should be dry, heavy showers and rain for Austria and
   Switzerland.
   Windy and bright in Denmark. Windy and wet for Denmark as rain turns to
   snow. Windy for Denmark too with further showers. Windy and bright in
   southern Sweden. Windy with heavy showers and snow in western and
   northern Norway.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at 5:18 am

Changeable weather with occasional rain and a lot of wind, especially on Sunday.
After it
Gradually decreasing chance of precipitation over the weekend. Furthermore, the
temperature is constant throughout
period above the long-term average.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 10 20 20 10 20 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 80 90 70 90 90 70 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 1 11 0/2 3/6 5/10 2/5 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 7 4 5 4 4 3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 13 11 9 11 8 9 8/11
Wind direction SW NW W SW W NW SW
Wind force (bft) 6 5 4 5 5 4 3


Long term, Wednesday December 25, 2024 to Wednesday January 1, 2025:
Around Christmas there is a good chance (approx. 80%) of dry and calm weather,
probably little room for the sun. Furthermore, the temperature is very low
probably (well) above the long-term average. Towards the turn of the year
possibly a bit more variable.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:26 UTC 181224.

Gale warnings:
Humber German Bight Dogger 
south to southwest 8

Dover Thames 
southwest 8



Synopsis:
low, 970, north of Scotland moving towards Norway, 963. second low moving
Thursday 
night and morning over Humber and The German Bight northeastwards, 990.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest 7-8, decreasing 6-7, later backing south. rain later. good, moderate
in 
precipitation.

Thames 
southwest 7-8, decreasing 5-6, later increasing south 6-7. rain later. good, 
moderate in precipitation.

Humber 
south to southwest 7-8, veering west to southwest, later decreasing south to 
southwest 4-6. rain later. good, moderate in precipitation.

German Bight 
south to southwest 7-8, veering west to southwest, later decreasing 5-6. 
occasionally drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
south to southwest 7-8, veering west to southwest, later decreasing 4-5. first 
drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
south 6-7, increasing southwest 7-8, later decreasing northwest 5-6. periods of
rain.
 good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames 
south 6-7, soon increasing southwest 7-8, later decreasing northwest 5-6.
periods of 
rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber 
south to southwest 4-6, in the East temporary increasing 7-8, veering northwest
5-6. 
periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight 
west to southwest 4-6, in the South temporary increasing southwest 7-8, veering 
northwest 5-6. periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger 
west to southwest 4-5, increasing northwest 5-6, later 6-7. periods of rain.
good, 
moderate in precipitation.


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