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

   Europe forecast - December 07, 2024
   Cold north.
   Unsettled central/south.

   Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 7th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Unsettled for most parts.

   Saturday
   Mostly dry for Portugal, rain and hill snow for north Spain, further
   south sunny and dry. Rain and sleet for France, and feeling colder. A
   cold day for the British Isles with rain/sleet showers mostly in east.
   Heavy rain for the Low Counties, Germany, Poland and Denmark, turning
   to snow over southern Norway. Further north, and over Sweden, Finland
   and the Baltic States mostly dry with isolated snow showers. Some snow
   is possible over Belarus, sleet for Ukraine.
   Through the day rain and snow arrives over Switzerland and Austria,
   possible heavy in places. Light and patchy rain for Czechia, Hungary
   and Slovakia . Rain and snow for Romania. Rather cloudy with outbreaks
   of rain for the Balkans.
   Dry at first over the Balearics with a risk of thunderstorms later in
   the day. Heavy showers or thunderstorms for Sardinia and Corsica as
   well as northern parts of Italy. Light patchy rain for southern Italy.
   A band of heavy rain and thunderstorms push south over Greece. Heavy
   showers and thunderstorms for west Turkiye and Cyprus.

   Sunday
   Another mostly dry for most of the Iberia, with rain and hill snow over
   northern Spain. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain and hill snow for France.
   Mostly dry over the British Isles but some showers for the southeast. A
   rather cloudy day for the Low Countries, Denmark and Germany with some
   rain at first. Mostly dry for Norway, Sweden and Finland, with some
   snow showers in far north. Mostly dry for the Baltic States, perhaps
   isolated snow showers in east. Some rain over Belarus and Ukraine.
   Outbreaks of rain and snow over Switzerland and Austria as well
   Hungary. Czechia and Slovakia rather cloudy but mostly dry. Some light
   rain for Romania and the Balkans with hill snow.
   Heavy showers and thunderstorms for the Balearics, Sardinia, Corsica
   and much of Italy. A cloudy and windy day for Greece with heavy rain in
   places, same for western Turkiye. Some shows for Cyprus.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 4:33 am

Dry until next weekend, periods of sunshine and lower temperatures
possible light frost at night.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 30 20 20 20 40 40 30
Precipitation probability (%) 90 70 30 30 10 10 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 8/15 1/3 0/1 0/2 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 5 3 0/4 -2/2 -2/2 -2/1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 7 7 5 4 4 2/5
Wind direction S NO NO NO NO O Z
Wind force (bft) 5 4 4 3 3 2 2


Long term, Saturday December 14, 2024 to Saturday December 21, 2024:
Gradually more wind and slightly increasing temperatures to around the long term
average. The chances of precipitation go up to 40-50%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:16 UTC 071224.

Gale warnings:
Dogger 
north 9

Dover Thames 
southwest 9

German Bight 
south 8

Humber 
south to southwest 8



Synopsis:
Low, 980, over the west of Humber is moving via the Dutch westcoast to the north
of 
France and is gradually filling, 1000. Associated troughs will move across the
North 
Sea.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest 8, occasionally 9, decreasing west to northwest 7, possibly 8. showery

rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Thames 
southwest 7-8, in the South first possibly 9, decreasing west to northwest 5-7, 
later occasionally 8. showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes
poor.

Humber 
south to southwest 5-7, in the South first 7-8, soon decreasing cyclonic 4-6, 
gradually north 6-7, in the West north 7-8. showery rain. good, moderate in 
precipitation, sometimes poor.

German Bight 
south to southeast 6-7, decreasing east to southeast 4-6. showery rain. good, 
moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Dogger 
south to southeast 4-6, in the West mainly east 1-3, from the west backing
mainly 
northeast 4-6, in the West north 8, temporary possibly 9. showery rain. good, 
moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
west to northwest 7-8, gradually veering north to northwest. showery rain. good,

moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Thames 
northwest 6-7, occasionally 8, gradually veering north to northeast. showery
rain. 
good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Humber 
north to northeast 6-7, in the West north 7-8, temporary possibly 9. showery
rain. 
good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

German Bight 
mainly east 4-6, backing northeast, in the West gradually 6-7. showery rain.
good, 
moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.

Dogger 
north to northeast 4-6, in the West and gradually everywhere 7-8, temporary
possibly 
9. showery rain. good, moderate in precipitation, sometimes poor.


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