* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from:
https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm
Europe forecast - December 20, 2025
Cold in north and east.
Wet in southwest.
Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 20th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos
High pressure Central Europe
Saturday
A dry and bright start for Portugal, but plenty of showers arriving
later. Cloudy with some light rain for Spain through the morning, with
a longer spell of heavy rain arriving in the afternoon. Cloudy for
France with some showers, more frequent in northwest. Breezy with
outbreaks of rain for the British Isles. Some light rain for the Low
Countries and western parts of Germany. Mostly dry but rather cloudy
for Denmark, Sweden and Finland, but some sleet or snow for northern
and western Norway. Outbreaks of rain for the Baltic States. Dry but
cloudy for Belarus and Ukraine.
Another dry day for Central Europe as high pressure dominates the area.
Best of brightness of Austria and Czechia. Bright or sunny spells for
Romania and the Balkans.
Showers for the Balearics, but a longer spell of rain is expected
later. A few showers for Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Outbreaks of rain
for Greece, locally heavy in South. Mostly dry for Turkiye, best of the
brightness in east. Some showers for Cyprus.
Sunday
Early heavy rain and then coastal showers for Portugal. Outbreaks of
rain, perhaps heavy, with snow over high ground for Spain. Unsettled
for France with outbreaks of rain, heavy in central and southern parts.
Cloudy and breezy for the British Isles along with some rain. Dry but
breezy and rather cloudy for the Low Countries, Germany, Denmark and
Poland. High pressure over Scandinavia with dry bur rather cloudy
conditions for Norway and Sweden. Finland will see cloudy skies with
some patchy light snow in north. A dry and breezy day for the Baltic
States. Belarus and Ukraine will see dry conditions.
Settled conditions will continue over Central Europe with mostly cloudy
conditions but some sunny spells perhaps over Switzerland and Austria.
Similar conditions for Romania and the Balkans.
A dry start for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica but heavy rain
arrives later in the day. A mostly dry day for Italy, but increasingly
cloudy with some rain in west later. Outbreaks of rain for Greece,
mostly in south. Similar in Turkiye. Heavy showers or thunderstorms for
Cyprus.
* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *
Expectation (medium) long term
Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 5:10 am
Mild at first, occasional rain and a chance of fog at night and during the weekend
morning. Persistently gray early next week, but mostly dry and gradual
falling temperatures.
Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 40 10 40 50 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 60 40 20 10 10 10 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/2 0/1 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 10 3 5 3 1 1 -2/1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 11 7 9 7 5 4 1/5
Wind direction SW SE SE O NO NO NO
Wind force (bft) 3 2 2 3 3 4 3
Long term, Friday December 26, 2025 to Friday January 2, 2026:
Initially almost dry with a high chance (70%) of (fairly) cold winter weather and a
small chance (30%) of fairly mild weather. At the end of the period 50%
chance of a transition to more changeable and (temporarily) less cold conditions.
* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *
North Sea shipping forecast
Issued by KNMI at 07:28 UTC 201225.
Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.
Synopsis:
Ridge over the Netherlands and the North Sea is moving northeastwards away. Trough
over France and Belgium is gradually moving northwestwards across the North Sea.
Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southeast 3, occasionally 4, gradually increasing east to southeast 4, possibly 5.
soon occasionally light rain or drizzle. good, in precipitation mainly moderate.
Thames
south to southeast 3-4, backing east to southeast, later possibly 5. first risk of
an isolated shower, gradually in the eastern part light rain or drizzle. good, in
precipitation moderate, possibly poor and in the coastal area first possibly fog.
Humber
south to southwest 3-4, backing southeast, later increasing east to southeast 4-5.
risk of an isolated shower, later in the eastern part light rain or drizzle. good,
in precipitation moderate, possibly poor and in the coastal area especially first
possibly fog.
German Bight
southwest 3-4, temporary decreasing 2-3, backing southeast, later increasing east to
southeast 4-5. good, in the south poor or fog, later increasing moderate.
Dogger
southwest mainly 4, backing southeast, later increasing 4-5. gradually risk of an
isolated shower. good, in the western part especially first locally moderate to poor.
Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east to southeast 4, possibly 5, decreasing south to southeast 3-4. occasionally
light rain or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.
Thames
east to southeast 4, occasionally 5, decreasing southeast 3-4. occasionally light
rain or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.
Humber
east to southeast 4-5, later decreasing southeast 3-4. occasionally light rain or
drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.
German Bight
east to southeast 4-5, temporary occasionally 6. occasionally light rain or drizzle.
good, in precipitation and in the south first mainly moderate.
Dogger
southeast 4-5, especially in the north gradually occasionally 6. occasionally light
rain or drizzle. good, in precipitation mainly moderate.
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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)