• forecast Europe and North Sea

    From Floris van Unen@2:280/2050 to All on Thu Nov 21 15:14:00 2024
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    from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

    Europe forecast - November 21, 2024
    Improving Mediterranean
    Wet & windy north

    Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 21st November 2024
    Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

    Wet and windy north, improving Mediterranean

    Friday
    Rain and showers across most of central and eastern Spain and Portugal.
    Drier in the south with some bright spells. Further cloud, rain and
    showers in the Balearics. Heavy periods of rain and a risk of snow too
    in Italy. Rain in western Greece but fair in the east. Fair for the
    west of Turkey but cloud and rain in the east.
    Breezy northern France with some wintry showers. Drier in southern
    areas although some sleet and snow in the Alps. Rain, sleet and some
    wet snow and wind for the Low Countries. Sunny spells and a few showers
    in Germany. Fine in northern Poland but some rain and snow in thee
    south.
    Cloud and some rain or sleet in Denmark. Further sleet for Denmark.
    Breezy in Finland with snow showers, some heavy. Fair for Sweden and
    dry as well as cold. Heavy snow showers in the west of Norway.

    Saturday
    Fair and mild for Spain and Portugal. Scattered showers in the
    Balearics although these fading. Fine across Italy with plenty of
    sunshine. Fair too in Greece although some showers in the east. Heavy
    rain in western parts of Turkey.
    Breezy across France with a risk of gales in the north. Rain too in
    northern areas. Gales for the Low Countries with rain at times. Fair
    for most of Germany with sunny spells, increasingly windy in the west.
    Poland will be bright and mainly dry although some showers in the
    north. Austria, Hungary and Switzerland should all be dry and bright.
    Fair in Denmark, some sunny spells. Showers for the Baltic States, a
    few wintry. Sunny spells and wintry showers in Finland. Sweden should
    be dry and bright with sunny spells. Wintry showers in the west of
    Norway, most in the north.

    * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

    Expectation (medium) long term

    Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 5:22 am

    Still quite cold on Saturday with a few wintry showers, rain in the evening. Sunday during the day very mild and mainly dry. Rain on Monday. Quiet from Tuesday
    and less mild autumn weather with sharply decreasing chances of precipitation.

    Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
    Sunshine (%) 30 30 20 20 20 20 20
    Precipitation probability (%) 80 90 90 70 90 50 40
    Precipitation sum (mm) 0 9 6/11 0/2 4/10 0/3 0/3
    Minimum temp. (gr. C) 0 0 0 4 11 7 3/7
    Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 4 5 6/9 17 13/16 11 8/11
    Wind direction SW W Z Z SW SW W
    Wind force (bft) 3 5 4 5 4 4 3


    Long term, Thursday November 28, 2024 to Thursday December 5, 2024:
    There is a good chance (80%) of calm weather with temperatures slightly below long-term
    average. The daily chance of precipitation is around 30%.

    * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

    North Sea shipping forecast

    Issued by KNMI at 10:33 UTC 211124.

    Gale warnings:
    German Bight
    northwest 7

    other districts:
    no warning


    Synopsis:
    low, 990, west of Denmark will move eastwards. an second low, 989, near Scotland
    will move to The German Bight.

    Forecast valid Thursday 15:00 till Friday 03:00 UTC:
    Dover
    mainly south 2-4, later increasing northwest 5-6. risk shower. good, moderate in
    precipitation.

    Thames
    west to northwest 4-5, later increasing 5-6. risk shower, especially first with
    gusts and risk thunderstorm and hail. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

    Humber Dogger
    west to northwest 5-6. squally showers, risk thunderstorm and hail. good, moderate
    to poor in precipitation.

    German Bight
    northwest 5-6, occasionally 7, later decreasing mainly west 3-4. squally showers,
    risk thunderstorm and hail. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.


    Forecast valid Friday 03:00 till Friday 15:00 UTC:
    Dover
    west to northwest 5-6, increasing west 6-7. risk shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

    Thames
    west to northwest 5-6, increasing west 6-7. squally showers, risk thunderstorm and
    hail. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

    Humber
    northwest 5-6, increasing west 6-7. squally showers, risk thunderstorm and hail.
    good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

    German Bight
    mainly west 3-4, gradually cyclonic 4-6. squally showers, risk thunderstorm and hail.
    good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

    Dogger
    west to northwest 5-6, gradually cyclonic 5-7, later north to northeast. squally
    showers, risk thunderstorm and hail. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.


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    * Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)
  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to Floris van Unen on Thu Nov 21 09:32:00 2024
    Floris van Unen wrote to All <=-

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    * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
    from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

    Floris,
    Thanks for posting this. Good to see some European input! ;)

    Mike


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  • From Floris van Unen@2:280/2050 to All on Sat Nov 23 09:58:06 2024
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    from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

    Europe forecast - November 23, 2024
    Stormy in northwest.
    Colder in east.

    Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 23rd November 2024
    Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

    Storm Bert in northwest.

    Saturday
    A dry day for Portugal but increasingly cloudy and windy. Fairly cloudy
    over Spain as well, with some sunshine in southeast. Cloudy windy with
    some patchy drizzle in north for France. Storm Bert brings heavy rain,
    snow and widespread gales for the British Isles. Windy with some rain
    for the Low Countries as wells Germany. Cloudy with some snow showers
    at first for Poland. A few snow shower for Denmark at first, turning
    milder with rain and wind later. A mostly dry day for Norway and
    Sweden, with a few snow showers in north, but some snow arrives over
    southern Norway later. A few snow showers for Finland and the Baltic
    States. Mostly dry for Belarus and Ukraine.
    Some snow showers to start with over Switzerland and Austria, turning
    milder later with cloud and strengthening winds. Elsewhere a cloud and
    increasingly windy day. Some snow for Romania and the Balkans, turning
    drier later.
    Bright with a few showers for the Balearics. Bright for Sardinia,
    Corsica, and Italy. Some heavy rain for parts of Greece, turning colder
    through the day. Similar in Turkiye with heavy snow over high ground.
    Heavy showers for Cyprus.

    Sunday
    Some heavy rain over northern Portugal later in the day, otherwise a
    dry but cloudy day. Some rain for northwest Spain in the evening,
    elsewhere dry and cloudy with bright spells in east. Some patchy rain
    for north France, more heavy in northwest in the evening. Windy with
    gales and heavy showers for the British Isles, turning mild. Windy with
    outbreaks of rain for the Low Countries, Germany and Denmark, turning
    into snow over Norway and Sweden. Poland will see some rain/sleet in
    the north at first. Finland bright and dry, same for the Baltic States.
    Belarus and Ukraine mostly dry and bright.
    A rather cloudy but mostly dry for Central Europe, perhaps some drizzle
    over high ground in Switzerland and Austria. Dry and sunny for Romania
    and the Balkans.
    A dry and sunny day for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. North
    Italy will see from thick cloud and perhaps some light rain, further
    south dry and sunny. Sunny for Greece and feeling cold. Some heavy snow
    for northern and eastern Turkiye. Some heavy showers for Cyprus.

    * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

    Expectation (medium) long term

    Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at 4:21 am

    Very windy on Monday. Variable until Wednesday, but also occasionally sunny, then mostly
    dry with a little more sun. Mild Monday, then gradually falling temperatures with a chance of light frost, especially inland, during the night to Friday.

    Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
    Sunshine (%) 30 40 20 30 30 40 40
    Precipitation probability (%) 80 30 90 40 60 20 10
    Precipitation sum (mm) 5/10 0/1 4/8 0/2 0/5 0/1 0
    Minimum temp. (gr. C) 0 4 10 7 6 4 2
    Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 4 15 12 11 10 9 8
    Wind direction Z S SW SW W W SE
    Wind force (bft) 5 5 5 4 3 2 2


    Long term, Saturday November 30, 2024 to Saturday December 7, 2024:
    Fairly calm weather with occasional sun and a fairly high (70%) chance of rain temperatures above the long-term average. Inland 20-30% chance of light
    frost at night. The daily chance of precipitation is around 40%.

    * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

    North Sea shipping forecast

    Issued by KNMI at 08:34 UTC 231124.

    Gale warnings:
    all districts south 8


    Synopsis:
    low, 944, northwest of Scotland changing little, associated trough over the North
    Sea will move to Denmark.

    Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
    Dover Thames Humber
    south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 7-8. periods of rain. good, moderate in
    precipitation.

    German Bight
    south to southwest 5-6, increasing 7-8. soon periods of rain. good, moderate in
    precipitation.

    Dogger
    south 6-7, soon increasing 7-8, later decreasing south to southwest 6-7. periods of
    rain. good, moderate in precipitation.


    Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
    Dover Thames Humber
    south to southwest 7-8. risk rain or drizzle. good, moderate in precipitation.

    German Bight
    south to southwest 6-7, first and later occasionally 8. risk rain or drizzle. good,
    moderate in precipitation.

    Dogger
    south to southwest 6-7, later increasing 7-8. risk rain or drizzle. good, moderate
    in precipitation.


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    * Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)
  • From Floris van Unen@2:280/2050 to All on Sun Nov 24 13:39:14 2024
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    from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

    Europe forecast - November 24, 2024
    Cloudy, rain in northwest.
    Colder in east.

    Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 24th November 2024
    Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

    Still unsettled in northwest.

    Sunday
    Some heavy rain over northern Portugal later in the day, otherwise a
    dry but cloudy day. Some heavy rain for northwest Spain in the evening,
    elsewhere dry and cloudy with bright spells in east. Some patchy rain
    for north France, more heavy in northwest in the evening. Windy with
    gales and heavy showers for the British Isles, turning mild. Windy with
    outbreaks of rain for the Low Countries, Germany and Denmark, turning
    into snow over Norway and Sweden. Poland will see some rain/sleet in
    the north at first. Finland bright and dry, same for the Baltic States
    with some rain there in the evening. Belarus and Ukraine mostly dry and
    bright.
    A rather cloudy but mostly dry for Central Europe, perhaps some drizzle
    over high ground in Switzerland and Austria. Dry and sunny for Romania
    and the Balkans.
    A dry and sunny day for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. North
    Italy will see from thick cloud and perhaps some light rain, further
    south dry and sunny. Sunny for Greece and feeling cold. Some heavy snow
    for northern and eastern Turkiye. Some heavy showers for Cyprus at
    first, but turning dry and sunny through the day.

    Monday
    Heavy rain in the morning for Portugal but soon turning dry and sunny.
    Same for Spain. Over France expect a band of heavy rain to spread east.
    Windy for northern parts of the British Isles along with shows, drier
    further south. Heavy rain spreads east over the Low Countries, moving
    over Germany by late morning. Poland will see a dry and bright day.
    Some rain is expected for Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Cloudy with
    outbreaks of rain for Finland, and later in the day over the Baltic
    States. Belarus and Ukraine will be mostly dry and sunny.
    A dry bright start for Switzerland but heavy rain arrives in the
    evening with snow on the mountains. Austria and the other Central
    European countries will see a dry day, but increasingly cloudy from the
    west. Romania and the Balkans will see a crisp sunny day.
    Dry but rather cloudy for the Balearics. Sunny over Sardinia and
    Corsica. Some showers for Italy while Greece will experience a crisp
    sunny day. Some snow for eastern Turkey, a few showers for Cyprus.

    * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

    Expectation (medium) long term

    Prepared by the KNMI on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 2:08 am

    Variable with temperatures around or slightly above the long-term average.
    On Wednesday there is a fairly high chance (60%) of 10-30 mm of rain within 24 hours and mainly on
    the coast has a reasonable chance (30%) of heavy gusts of wind. Gradually after Wednesday
    dry, more sun, maximum temperatures dropping to values below long-term
    average and light frost in the nights and morning.

    Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
    Sunshine (%) 30 20 30 10 20 20 20
    Precipitation probability (%) 10 90 60 90 40 20 20
    Precipitation sum (mm) 0 7 0/5 7/17 0/2 0 0
    Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 11 6 4 5 1/4 0/3
    Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 17 15 10 9 10 6/9 5/10
    Wind direction S SW SW SE NW SE SE
    Wind force (bft) 6 5 4 4 3 2 2


    Long term, Sunday December 1, 2024 to Sunday December 8, 2024:
    Initially sunny periods and dry, with a fairly high chance (50%) of rain temperatures below the long-term average. Gradually the chance of softening increases
    and changeable weather.

    * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

    North Sea shipping forecast

    Issued by KNMI at 07:54 UTC 241124.

    Gale warnings:
    Dover Humber
    south to southwest 9

    Thames German Bight Dogger
    south to southwest 8



    Synopsis:
    low, 951, west of Scotland moves slowly to Scotland. associated trough over the
    British isles and Dogger will move to the Netherlands and German Bight.

    Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
    Dover
    south to southwest 8-9, decreasing 7-8. good.

    Thames
    south to southwest 7-8. good.

    Humber
    south to southwest 7-8, possibly occasionally 9. in the western part occasional rain.
    good, moderate in precipitation.

    German Bight
    south to southwest 7-8. in the northern part occasional rain. good, moderate in
    precipitation.

    Dogger
    south to southwest 7-8, in the western part decreasing 6-7. periods of rain. good,
    moderate in precipitation.


    Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
    Dover
    south to southwest 7-8, decreasing 5-6. periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

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

    Humber
    southwest 7-8, first possibly 9, later decreasing 6-7. periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

    German Bight
    southwest 7-8, later decreasing 6-7. periods of rain. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

    Dogger
    southwest 7-8, later decreasing 6-7. first rain. good, moderate in precipitation,
    possibly poor.


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    * Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)
  • From Floris van Unen@2:280/2050 to All on Mon Nov 25 12:00:08 2024
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    from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

    Europe forecast - November 25, 2024
    Rain band progresses east
    Windy North Sea

    Issued: 0530hrs Monday 25th November 2024
    Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

    Rain sweeps across the Continent.

    Monday
    Heavy rain in the morning for Portugal but soon turning dry and sunny.
    Spain will see a similar pattern with rain clearing east midday. Over
    France, the Low Countries, Northeast Germany, and Denmark, expect a
    band of heavy rain to spread east throughout the day. Winds will be
    stronger around this band of rain. Windy for northern parts of the
    British Isles along with showers, drier further south. Poland will see
    a dry and bright day. Some rain is expected for southern Norway and
    Sweden. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain for Finland. The Baltic states
    will be largely dry though mostly cloudy, whereas Belarus and Ukraine
    will be mostly sunny.
    A dry bright start for Switzerland but heavy rain arrives overnight
    with snow on the mountains. Austria and the other Central European
    countries will see a dry day, potentially quite sunny, but increasingly
    cloudy from the west. Romania and the Balkans will see a crisp sunny
    day.
    Dry but rather cloudy for the Balearics. Sunny over Sardinia and
    Corsica. Some showers for Italy while Greece will experience a crisp
    sunny day. Some snow for eastern Turkey, a few showers for Cyprus.

    Tuesday
    A cloudy morning in Portugal and Spain will give way to intermittent
    sun in the west. The Balearics and Sardinia and Corsica will be mostly
    sunny, though the afternoon may bring some showers to western S&C.
    Italy will experience a similar situation. Slovenia and coastal Croatia
    will experience persistent rain throughout the day, with occasional
    heavy pockets. The remainder of the Balkans, Greece, and Turkey will
    enjoy a mostly calm mostly sunny day.
    A band of rain along the English Channel will migrate along the north
    coast bringing rain to Netherlands and Belgium midday and scattered
    showers to northern Germany in the afternoon. In the later afternoon,
    another push of heavy rain will arrive in northwest France and
    southwest England bringing heavy rains eastward through the night.
    Several bands of rain will impact the northern UK and western Norway
    and Denmark. Particularly strong westerly winds will impact Denmark's
    west coast in the afternoon. Snow clears away from the central Europe
    Alps in the morning though clouds will linger throughout the day. A
    thin band of rain will stretch from Austria through Poland and the
    Baltics, bringing a wave of midday rain. A possibility of sun behind
    this rain band for east Germany and west Poland.
    Scandinavia likely to experience extensive cloud throughout the day,
    though brighter spells may fall along southern Sweden. Expect rain and
    snow along west coasts.

    * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

    Expectation (medium) long term

    Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, November 25, 2024 at 2:31 am

    Lots of rain and possibly lots of wind on Wednesday. Then calm and dry autumn weather, with
    occasional sun and temperatures that drop to values well below long-term average.

    Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
    Sunshine (%) 20 40 10 20 40 30 30
    Precipitation probability (%) 90 40 90 30 10 10 10
    Precipitation sum (mm) 5 1 8/18 0/1 0 0 0
    Minimum temp. (gr. C) 12 7 4 5 2 -1/2 0
    Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 16 10 10 10 7 4/7 3/7
    Wind direction SW SW SE N O O O
    Wind force (bft) 5 4 4 3 2 2 2


    Long term, Monday December 2, 2024 to Monday December 9, 2024:
    Fairly little wind and chances of precipitation increasing to 40%. The temperatures are down
    slightly below the long-term average.

    * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

    North Sea shipping forecast

    Issued by KNMI at 08:41 UTC 251124.

    Gale warnings:
    Dogger
    southwest 8

    German Bight
    south to southwest 8

    Humber
    southwest 7

    other districts:
    no warning


    Synopsis:
    low, 965 over Scotland moving to the western part of Norway, 991. associated trough
    over the east of The German Bight moving east.

    Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
    Dover
    southwest 5-6, veering west. occasional shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

    Thames
    southwest 5-6. occasional shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

    Humber
    southwest 5-6, in the North occasionally 7. occasional shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

    German Bight
    southwest 6-7, in the East first south to southwest 8. first rain then a shower.
    good, moderate in precipitation, first possibly poor.

    Dogger
    southwest 6-7, in the North increasing 7-8. risk shower. good, in precipitation
    possibly moderate.


    Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
    Dover
    west 5-6, backing southwest. risk occasional thundery showers. good, moderate in
    precipitation, possibly poor.

    Thames
    southwest 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

    Humber
    southwest 5-6. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

    German Bight
    southwest 6-7, in the South 5-6. occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.

    Dogger
    southwest 6-7, in the North first possibly 8, decreasing 5-6. occasional showers.
    good, moderate in precipitation.


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    * Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)
  • From Floris van Unen@2:280/2050 to All on Wed Nov 27 06:41:50 2024
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    from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm

    Europe forecast - November 27, 2024
    Cold snow in north
    stormy and heavy rain central

    Issued: 0730hrs Tuesday 26 November 2024
    Duty forecaster: John

    Wednesday 27 November
    Cold Ireland, Scotland with sunshine and variable cloud, scattered
    showers western coasts 5C. Sunshine and variable cloud with scattered
    to prolonged snow showers southern Sweden and Norway Norway
    temperatures near 0C, variable cloud and snow showers Arctic below 0C
    throughout. Sunshine and scattered snow showers across most Baltic
    states including Latvia and Estonia with temperature near or below 0C.
    Stormy for England trhough to Denmark, northern France to Netherlands
    Netherlandswith rain prolonged and heavy through most of the day rain
    then into and across Germany towards Poland, breezy especially near
    windward coasts with a fresh generally westerly wind temperatures near
    10C though with increasing windchill. Dry with sunshine and variable
    cloud trhough remainder of France across to Switzerland and Austria,
    into Hungary towards Ukraine with temperatures near 15C into the
    afternoon western and southern France dipping to near 10 elsewhere.
    Spain and Medittereanen Isles to Italy mostly dry though with showers
    central Italy Italy with prolonged rain Bosnia to Albania, snow with
    height temperaures near 0C, to 15C for Italy and coastal Portugal.
    Overnight rain moving eastwards from Denamrk to Poland and rain moving
    into and through central France.

    Thursday 28 November
    Cloudy through the morning across Denmark to Belarus Belaruswith
    sunshine and showers for Denmark and prolonged rain through Baltic and
    outbreaks of snow Estonia to Luthuania temperatures 0C with snow to 5C
    with rain. Cloudy with rain and snow for the afternoon southwards from
    Belarus to Ukraine, later into Moldovia Moldovia, snow at height in
    mountains of Bulgaria, temperatures 0C to 5C. Dry and sunny though a
    cold start with widespread frost across England and Wales, to Scotland
    and N.Ireland through the morning with rain into Ireland and western
    Scotland during the afternoon becoming breezy with outbreaks of rain.
    For Norway and Sweeden dry with mainly clear skies, sunshine for south
    temperatures well below 0C for all. A mix of sunshine and showers
    across France France, with mix of rain and snow through Alpine Austria
    and Switzerland 10C generally. Spain, Portugal southern France to Italy
    reamin generally dry with sunshine temperatures 15 to 20C, Sunshine and
    scattered showers Italy, across to Bosnia through to Bulgaria Greece
    Greeceto Turkey sunshine temperatures 15 to 20C.

    * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

    Expectation (medium) long term

    Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at 4:35 am

    Calm and dry autumn weather, with occasional sun and a risk of frost at night. A chance of fog on Friday night. More cloudy and sometimes rain after the weekend.

    Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
    Sunshine (%) 10 30 40 30 30 30 10
    Precipitation probability (%) 90 10 10 10 10 30 60
    Precipitation sum (mm) 5/20 0 0 0 0 0/3 0/3
    Minimum temp. (gr. C) 4 5 2 -1/2 0 0/8 5
    Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 9 7 4/7 3/7 6/11 8
    Wind direction SW N O O O S SW
    Wind force (bft) 5 3 2 2 2 2 3


    Long term, Wednesday December 4, 2024 to Wednesday December 11, 2024:
    Little wind and chances of precipitation around 30%. Temperatures are around the long term
    average.

    * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

    North Sea shipping forecast

    Issued by KNMI at 19:59 UTC 261124.

    Gale warnings:
    Humber
    east to southeast 7

    Dover Thames
    south 7

    other districts:
    no warning


    Synopsis:
    Trough over the German Bight will move eastwards away. Ridge over the British Isles
    will move eastwards across the North Sea. Low, 1006, south of Ireland will move
    towards the south of The German Bight.

    Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
    Dover
    south 3-4, soon backing southeast 4-5, increasing south 6-7. soon rain. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

    Thames
    west to southwest 2-4, soon backing south, increasing southeast 5-6, later veering
    south 6-7. soon rain. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

    Humber
    west 3-4, soon backing south 2-3, gradually from the south increasing east to southeast 6-7. especially later rain. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

    German Bight
    west 4-5, decreasing 2-3, from the south increasing south to southeast 3-4, later in
    the southwestern part 4-5. occasional showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

    Dogger
    west 3-4, soon decreasing 2-3, backing east, later increasing 3-4. occasional showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


    Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
    Dover
    south to southwest 6-7, decreasing northwest 4-5, later 3-4. first rain. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

    Thames
    south 6-7, soon in the northern part increasing 7-8, possibly 9, from the west everywhere veering northwest, later decreasing 5-6. especially first rain. good,
    moderate to poor in precipitation.

    Humber
    east 6-7, soon cyclonic 7-8, in the eastern part increasing 8-9, locally 10, later
    everywhere decreasing north to northwest 6-7. rain. good, in precipitation and storm
    moderate to poor.

    German Bight
    south to southeast 4-5, first in the northern part 2-3, soon from the south increasing east to southeast 6-7, gradually cyclonic, locally increasing 8-9, occasionally 10. rain. good, in precipitation and storm moderate to poor.

    Dogger
    east 3-4, from the south increasing north 5-6, in the southeastern part 6-7, temporary 8-9. rain. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.


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    * Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)