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

   Europe forecast - December 20, 2024
   Cold sinks southeast.
   Mild in southwest.

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

   Unsettled weather for southeast..

   Friday
   A dry and sunny day for Portugal and Spain, with only some light rain
   in far north Spain. A breezy and bright day for France and the Low
   Countries, but rain arrives in far north later. A band of rain spreads
   southeast over the British Isles with showers following. A mostly dry
   and bright day for Germany and Poland. Rather cloudy for Denmark with
   rain arriving later in the day. Some snow for southern Sweden and
   Norway, mostly dry further north. Snow and windy for north Finland,
   mostly dry further south. A few snow showers for the Baltic States.
   Mostly dry for Belarus, some light rain for Ukraine.
   Some morning snow for Switzerland and Austria, soon drier and brighter.
   A mostly dry day for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary, rain for Slovenia
   and Romania. Snow for the Balkans.
   A mostly dry bright day for the Balearics, some heavy rain for Sardinia
   and Corsica. Heavy rain for Italy with snow over higher ground. Heavy
   rain and strong winds spreads east over Greece. Dry and sunny over
   Turkiye. Showers for Cyprus.

   Saturday
   Another 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 over high ground, widespread gaels. 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 Belrarus and Ukraine.
   A few showers through the day for Switzerland and Austria, but more
   persistent rain arrives later in the evening. Mostly dry for Czechia,
   Slovakia, Hungary. Some rain and hill snow for Romania. Heavy snow for
   the Balkans.
   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.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 20, 2024 at 5:03 am

Initially still changeable with occasional rain and a lot of wind. After the
weekend
decreasing chance of precipitation. Around Christmas there is a good chance
(approx. 80-90%) of a dry and dry spell
calm weather, probably not too much room for the sun. Further away is the
temperature above the long-term average for the entire period.

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


Long term, Friday December 27, 2024 to Friday January 3, 2025:
Dry and colder, towards the turn of the year the weather seems to be a bit more
changeable
become.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:52 UTC 201224.

Gale warnings:
Dogger 
southwest 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
Ridge will move eastwards across the North Sea. Low, 982, east of Iceland will
move 
to Norway. Associated trough will move eastwards across the North Sea from the 
evening.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
west 4-5, soon backing southwest, increasing 5-6. soon occasional showers, later

showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames 
west 4-5, increasing southwest 5-6. later showery rain. good, moderate in 
precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber 
west 5-6, temporary backing southwest. later showery rain. good, moderate in 
precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight 
northwest 5-6, backing southwest. first occasional showers. good, moderate in 
precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger 
west 5-6, temporary backing southwest, occasionally possibly 7. especially later

showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest 5-6, soon veering west 4-5, later increasing 5-6. first showery rain.
good,
 moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Thames 
southwest 5-6, soon veering west, temporary decreasing 4-5. first showery rain.
good,
 moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber 
west 5-6, later increasing southwest 6-7. first showery rain. good, moderate in 
precipitation, possibly poor.

German Bight 
southwest 5-6, soon veering west, temporary decreasing 4-5. especially first
showery 
rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Dogger 
west 5-6, later increasing southwest 6-7. first showery rain, later rain. good, 
moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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