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

   Europe forecast - March 18, 2025
   Very wet Iberia
   Sunny central and east

   Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 18th March 2025
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Strong winds and heavy, thundery rain onto Portugal's coast Wednesday

   Tuesday
   Heavy rain affects central and eastern Spain, lighter showers further
   west and into Portugal. Staying cooler in north Spain. Rain extending
   toward the Balearics too. Showers with intermittent sun for Sardinia,
   Corsica and Sicily. Dry and fine in Italy, some patchy cloud around,
   thicker near the Alps. Mostly sunny for the Balkan States, some cloud
   in Albania and Bulgaria. Rain and showery bursts for Greece and
   T├╝rkiye. Staying cool across much of southeast Europe.
   High pressure over central Europe establishes a southeasterly breeze
   over France, drawing warm air in from the south. Some local showers in
   southern France, otherwise dry. Morning frosts give way to a dry day
   with sunshine and light breezes for Germany, the Low Countries and
   Poland. Dry and bright and mostly calm for the Alps, Czechia, Slovakia,
   and Hungary. Cloud banks further east in Romania and Ukraine with
   extended sun spells.
   Dry and breezy for southern Scandinavia, a mix of cloud and sun in
   Denmark and southern Sweden. Rain and wind in north and western Norway,
   risk of gales onto coasts, snow showers in the mountains. Dry and
   breezy for Finland. Light showers and patchy sun for the Baltic States.

   Wednesday
   Strong winds and persistent heavy, thundery rain along Portugal's west
   coast, some pushing inland later. Drying in Spain though often cloudy
   and breezy. Showers in the central Mediterranean as well will gradually
   fade. Italy and most of southeast Europe will be fine and mostly sunny,
   staying cool in the Balkans. Morning clouds in Greece and T├╝rkiye
   gradually clearing.
   Showers into the south of France, dry with mix of cloud and sun to the
   north. More morning frost across central and eastern Europe as weather
   remains settled. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly soft winds east
   of France. Some cloud in the far east in Ukraine and Belarus.
   Sunny for southern Scandinavia, patchy cloud in the Baltics. Breezy
   with a patchwork of cloud and sun in northern Scandinavia, rain onto
   the Norway coast with snow in the mountains.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at 3:57 am

Periods with sun and strong rising temperatures with Friday in many places
Maxima of 20 ┬░ C or something above. More clouds in the weekend, increasing
Chance of some rain and gradually less soft.

Di wo do vr Za so ma
Sunshine (%) 90 90 50 60 30 30 30
Precipitation probability (%) 0 0 10 10 40 60 60
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0/2 1/4 0/6
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) -2 0 4 6 10 9 6
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 10 15 17 21 20 15/18 13/16
Wind direction oh so so Z ZW
Wind force (BFT) 3 2 2 3 3 3 2


Long term, Tuesday 25 March 2025 to Tuesday 1 April 2025:
Probably a slightly changeable weather type with sometimes some rain but also
Regular sun. The temperature is mostly around the long -term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:18 UTC 180325.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1034, over the central part of the North Sea moving via The German Bight
to 
the Balkan.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
mainly east 4-5. good.

Thames Humber 
east to southeast 4-5. good.

German Bight 
variable 2-4. good.

Dogger 
southeast 2-4. good.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames Humber 
no significant change.

German Bight 
variable 2-4, in the southeastern part increasing southeast 4-5. good.

Dogger 
southeast 3-4, increasing 4-5. good.


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