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

   Europe forecast - December 31, 2024
   Stormy for North rain and snow
   Fog and frost central

   Issued: 0730hrs Monday 30th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: John

   Tuesday 31st December
   Cloudy with prolonged rain and snow across Scotland to Norway
   Norwaywith coastal gales mostly snow spreading into Sweden with a mix
   of rain and snow for Denmark and along Baltic locations through Estonia
   to Belarus and Latvia, temperatures near 0C across Scotland to well
   below 0C Norway and Sweden generally near 0C Denmark. Increasingly
   cloudy northern, manly coastal France, into Belgium and Netherland with
   combination of low cloud and coastal fog along with mix of rain and
   drizzle temperature generally 5C. Remainder of France through
   Switzerland Switzerland, Austria, across Germany to Poland some
   sunshine where cloud breask though generally freezing fog persisting.
   For Spain Spain through to Italy including islands sunshine and showers
   often heavy and prolonged especially southeast coastal Spain
   temperature generally 15 to 20C. Elsewhere generally dry with sunshine
   temperature belwo 0C Bosnia to Romania towards Albania with scattered
   snow showers 0C generally though well belwo with height, to 15C Turkey
   to Greece.

   Wednesday 01 January 2025
   Continuing stormy across Ireland through Scotland, England and Wales
   across to Norway and Sweden with prolonged often heavy rain for BI and
   snow conttinuing through Scandanavia below 0C across Scotland and well
   below Norway and Sweden, near 0C denmark Denmark. Continuing outbreaks
   of snow with sub-zero across Baltic. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and
   drizzle along coastal stretches through France to Belgium, Netherlands
   into Germany and coatal Poland Poland For mch of remainder of central
   regions, Switzerland to Austria cloudy with low cloud mist and fog
   persisting. Spain towards Italy changeable with a mix of sunshine and
   frequent often thundery showers 15C. Scattered showers with sunshine
   for Greece.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at 8:11 am

Winter showers on Friday. Light frost inland at night. Saturday mainly
dry with sunny periods. Quite a good chance (about 60%) of snow on Sunday,
changing to rain followed by a temperature increase. There's a small chance that
it stays cold with snow.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 10 40 40 30 20 10 20
Precipitation probability (%) 90 60 70 20 90 90 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 5/15 2/5 2/8 0/4 2/10 3/7 1/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 1/4 -1 -1 -1 -1/6 0/4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 8 6 5 2/5 1/8 4/11 3/8
Wind direction SW NW W W S SW SW
Wind force (bft) 6 4 3 3 3 4 4


Long term, Wednesday January 8, 2025 to Wednesday January 15, 2025:
First there is a high (80%) chance of (fairly) cold, changeable weather with
possible wintry weather
precipitation. After the weekend of January 10, the chance of cold weather
decreases
about 50%. The daily chance of precipitation decreases to approximately 20%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:37 UTC 010125.

Gale warnings:
Dover Thames Humber German Bight 
southwest 9

Dogger 
west 7



Synopsis:
active trough over the Humber and The German Bight moving southeast in the
afternoon,
 followed by a second trough in the evening.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest 8-9, later decreasing west 5-6. periods of rain. moderate to good,
poor in 
precipitation.

Thames 
southwest 8-9, decreasing west 6, in the North possibly 7. periods of rain.
moderate 
to good, poor in precipitation.

Humber 
southwest 8-9, soon decreasing west 6-7, later northwest 5-6. rain, then
occasional 
showers. moderate, poor in precipitation, increasing moderate to good.

German Bight 
southwest 8-9, decreasing west to southwest 6-7, later veering northwest. rain,
then 
occasional showers. moderate, poor in precipitation, increasing moderate to
good.

Dogger 
west 5-6, soon increasing 6-7, decreasing north to northwest 5-6. occasional
showers 
possibly with hail. good, moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
west 5-6, decreasing northwest 3-4, later veering north. first rain. good,
moderate 
in precipitation.

Thames 
west 6, first possibly 7, soon decreasing northwest 4-5. first rain, after 
occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

Humber 
northwest 5, occasionally 6. occasional showers possibly with hail. good,
moderate 
in precipitation.

German Bight 
northwest 5-6, first occasionally 7. occasional showers possibly with hail.
good, 
moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
northwest 5-6. occasional showers possibly with hail. good, moderate in 
precipitation.


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