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

   Europe forecast - August 31, 2025
   Western rain & showers
   Better east

   Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 31st August 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Rain and showers in western Europe, drier in the east

   Sunday
   Northern Portugal and northern Spain face scattered showers, while the
   south basks in sunshine. Across France, heavy rain slides
   southeastward, leaving plenty of coastal showers in its wake. The
   British Isles experience a mix of sunshine and showers, some heavy and
   thundery. The Low Countries start cloudy with outbreaks of rain,
   spreading into northern Germany later. In contrast, southern Germany
   enjoys a mostly dry and sunny day. Further north, southern Norway,
   Sweden, and Finland see showers, while northern areas remain brighter
   and drier. The Baltic States, eastern Poland, and western Belarus face
   heavy showers, while Ukraine enjoys a largely dry, sunny day.
   Central Europe fares better, with Switzerland, Austria, and Czechia
   seeing mostly dry, sunny conditions. Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and
   the Balkans, however, will contend with cloudy skies and heavy showers
   through the day.
   High pressure dominates much of the Mediterranean, bringing warm
   sunshine to the Balearics, Sardinia, and Corsica. Italy, Greece,
   T├╝rkiye, and Cyprus also enjoy bright, settled weather, feeling locally
   hot at times.

   Monday
   Showers for northern Spain on Monday, but fair for the rest of Portugal
   and Spain. Scattered showers in the Balearics. Heavy showers in Corsica
   but dry in Sardinia. Thunderstorms for the northern half of Italy, dry
   in the south with sunshine here. Greece and Turkey will be dry with
   sunshine.
   Frequent, widespread showers across France and into the Low Countries.
   Germany will have some showers in the north and west. Poland should be
   dry with sunny spells. Hungary will be dry with sunny spells here.
   Western Austria and Switzerland wil be thundery with some torrential
   downpours.
   Denmark sees outbreaks of rain throughout the day. Sweden will be dry
   with sunshine. The Baltic States and Finland will also be dry with
   sunny spells. Further cloud and some outbreaks of rain in western and
   southern Norway.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Sunday 31 August 2025 at 05.04 am

Changed with rain or showers from time to time, but also periods with sun. The
afternoon temperatures are predominantly between 20 and 23 ┬░ C, possible on
Thursday
A few degrees higher.

So ma di wo do vr Za
Sunshine (%) 20 40 40 30 40 50 60
Precipitation probability (%) 80 30 50 80 80 60 10
Precipitation sum (mm) 2 0/2 1/5 3/8 3/8 1/3 0
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 16 16 13 12 13/16 14 13
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 23 23 22 21 21/25 19/23 21/25
Wind direction Z ZW Z Z ZW Z
Windkracht (BFT) 3 3 3 3 3 3 2


Long term, Sunday 7 September 2025 to Sunday 14 September 2025:
The first days it is quite warm with a lot of sun, although the chance of a rain
or
Scraps gradually. After that it will probably get a little less warm, with
Regularly sun and occasionally a shower.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:03 UTC 310825.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Low, 971, northwest of Ireland is slowly moving to Scotland. Associated trough
is 
stationary over the Netherlands and The German Bight.

Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest 3-4, temporary occasionally 5. risk shower. good, moderate in 
precipitation.

Thames 
south to southwest 3-4, soon increasing 4-5 and in the East gradually decreasing
2-3.
 especially in the coastal area increasing risk a shower, later small risk
thunder. 
good, moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Humber 
southwest 4-5, backing south 5, temporary possibly 6. especially in the coastal
area 
increasing risk a shower, later small risk thunder. good, moderate in
precipitation 
possibly poor.

German Bight 
south 5, occasionally 6, in the West southwest mainly 4, gradually decreasing
mainly 
south 3-4, later backing southeast. in the East and later from the south showery

rain, small risk thunder. good, moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Dogger 
south to southwest 4-5, in the West occasionally 6, backing south to southeast
5-6. 
later in the West occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest 4-5, gradually possibly 6. occasional showers, small risk thunder.
good, 
moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Thames 
south to southwest 3-5, later possibly 6. especially first and later occasional 
showers, small risk thunder. good, moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Humber 
south to southwest 4-5, in the West increasing 5-6. especially first and later 
occasional showers, small risk thunder. good, moderate in precipitation possibly

poor.

German Bight 
mainly southeast 3-5, veering south to southwest 3-4. showery rain, small risk 
thunder. good, moderate in precipitation possibly poor.

Dogger 
south to southeast 5, occasionally 6, veering south to southwest. small risk a 
shower. good, moderate in precipitation.


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