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

   Europe forecast - December 21, 2024
   Turning colder.
   Snow, sleet away from south.

   Issued: 0530hrs Friday 20th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Unsettled weather for most areas..

   Saturday
   A mostly dry and sunny day for the Iberia, but some rain for northern
   Spain later in the day. Rather cloudy for France with outbreaks of rain
   away from the south. Blustery showers over the British Isles, turning
   wintry in places, widespread gales. Some heavy rain for the Low
   Countries, spreading over Denmark and north Germany later. Mostly dry
   but breezy for Poland. Some heavy rain and snow for southern Norway
   spreading east over southern Sweden later in the day. Some light snow
   showers for Finland, sleet for the Baltic States. Dry but rather cloudy
   for Belarus and Ukraine.
   A few showers through the day for Switzerland and Austria, but more
   persistent rain and hill snow arrives later in the evening. Mostly dry
   for Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary. Some rain and hill snow for Romania.
   Heavy snow for the Balkans at first.
   Sunny for the Balearics, some heavy showers for Sardinia and Corsica. A
   mostly dry and bright day for Italy, some rain in southeast. Heavy rain
   and hill snow for Greece and Turkiye. Heavy showers and thunderstorms
   for Cyprus.

   Sunday
   North Spain will see some rain, but elsewhere over the Iberia will be
   mostly dry and sunny. Heavy wintry showers for France along with strong
   winds. Windy with blustery wintry showers for the British Isles, the
   Low Countries, and Germany. A longer period of rain and sleet for
   Denmark along with severe gales. Some snow showers for Norway, Sweden,
   but a longer period of snow for Finland. Sleet showers for the Baltic
   States, Belarus and Ukraine.
   Heavy snow for Switzerland and Austria, while some snow showers are
   expected for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Mostly dry for Romania and
   the Balkans.
   Increasingly cloudy but dry for the Balearics, some heavy rain and
   strong winds for Sardinia and Corsica. Italy will see cloudy skies with
   heavy rain and hill snow. Mostly dry and bright day for Greece, while
   in Turkiye expect good periods of sunshine. A dry start for Cyprus but
   some showers are possible later.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at 2:16 am

Changeable and a lot of wind until Christmas. There is a good chance around
Christmas (approx.
80-90%) in dry weather with not too much room for the sun. Located further
the temperature is above the long-term average for the entire period.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 10 30 10 10 10 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 90 90 70 70 50 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 3/6 5/10 2/5 0/2 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 5 4 3 6/9 4/8 4/7
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 9 6 9 8/11 10/13 7/10 7/10
Wind direction SW W NW SW W S E
Wind force (bft) 5 5 4 3 3 2 2


Long term, Saturday December 28, 2024 to Saturday January 4, 2025:
Dry, towards the turn of the year the weather seems to become a bit more
changeable. The
temperatures are around or slightly above the long-term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:23 UTC 211224.

Gale warnings:
Dogger 
west to southwest 8

Dover Thames Humber German Bight 
southwest 7



Synopsis:
low, 961, north of Scotland moves to the Norwegian Sea. troughs will move
eastwards 
across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
west to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 6-7. occasional rain or a shower. good, 
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber German Bight 
west to southwest 6-7. occasional rain or a shower. good, moderate in
precipitation, 
possibly poor.

Dogger 
west to southwest 6-7, later in the northern part possibly 8. occasional rain or
a 
shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
west 6-7. occasionally a shower. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames 
west 6-7. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber 
west 6-7, later possibly 8. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation,

possibly poor.

German Bight 
west 6-7. occasional showers, small risk hail and thunderstorm. good, moderate
in 
precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger 
west 7, occasionally 8. occasional showers, small risk hail and thunderstorm.
good, 
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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