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

   Europe forecast - December 13, 2024
   Wet and cold north.
   Cold sinking south.

   Issued: 0530hrs Friday 13th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   High pressure for central areas.

   Friday
   A rather cloudy day for Portugal with coastal showers. Some showers at
   first for Spain, drier later. Rather cloudy for France with some
   showers in south and west. Showers for the British Isles later in the
   day from the northwest. Mostly dry but cloudy for the Low Countries,
   Denmark and Germany but sunnier for Poland. Rain and hill snow for
   Norway, some snow for north Sweden as well as Finland and the northern
   parts of the Baltic States. Mostly dry for Belarus, sunny for Ukraine.
   A dry day for Central Europe, with some fog in places through the
   morning. Sunny spells developing through the day. Cloudier for Romania,
   while the Balkans will remain sunny.
   Heavy showers for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica and Italy with a
   risk of thunderstorms. Sunny for Greece and Cyprus. Some snow for
   northern Turkiye.

   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. Dry and sunny for Greece and Cyprus. Mostly dry for
   Turkiye, but for some snow showers over the northeast.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 4:26 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.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 20 10 10 30 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 10 60 30 20 20 50 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 2 0/1 0 0 0/2 2/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 3 -1/3 3 8 7 4 7
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 3 6 11 12 10 10/13 11
Wind direction SE SW SW W SW Z SW
Wind force (bft) 2 4 4 4 3 4 4


Long term, Friday December 20, 2024 to Friday December 27, 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 07:45 UTC 131224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1036, over Poland is southeastwards moving away. Low, 1001, northeast of 
Iceland will move to Norway. Associated trough will move southeastwards towards
the 
North Sea.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
east to southeast 3-4, soon decreasing 2-3, veering west. moderate to good.

Thames 
southeast 3-4, soon decreasing 2-3, veering west to southwest. moderate to good.

Humber 
southeast 3-4, soon decreasing 2-3, later veering west to southwest 3-4.
moderate to 
good.

German Bight 
southeast 3-4, veering southwest. good.

Dogger 
southeast 3-4, veering southwest. risk of drizzle. good, moderate in
precipitation, 
possibly poor.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
west 2-3, soon increasing 3-4. later light rain. good, locally and moderate in 
precipitation.

Thames 
west 2-3, increasing 4-5. later light rain. good, locally and moderate in 
precipitation.

Humber 
west 3-4, increasing 4-5, later veering northwest. light rain. good, locally and

moderate in precipitation.

German Bight 
southwest 3-4, increasing west 4-5, later veering northwest 5-6. light rain.
good, 
moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
southwest 3-4, soon increasing west 4-5, veering northwest. light rain. good, 
moderate in precipitation.


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