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

   Europe forecast - January 18, 2025
   High pressure for most.
   Heavy rain in south.

   Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 18th January 2025
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Unsettled in Mediterranean.

   Saturday
   A dry and sunny day for the Iberia, somewhat cloudier in far east. Fog
   or low cloud for north France, sunny in south. Early fog for Germany
   and Poland, but soon sunny and cold. Rather cloudy for the British
   Isles, but sunnier in southeast. Rather cloudy and breezy for Denmark,
   Norway and Sweden with some heavy snow for northern Norway. Dry, breezy
   and rather cloudy for Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
   Mostly dry and bright conditions over Central Europe and the Balkans,
   with early fog and frost, but sunny through the day.
   Heavy rain or thunderstorms along with strong winds for the Balearics,
   Sardinia and Corsica as well as Italy, away from the north. Sunny for
   Greece, Turkiye and Cyprus.

   Sunday
   A band of rain arrives over Portugal and western Spain through the day,
   sunny eastern Spain. Dry but with low cloud or fog for France. Some
   rain for western British Isles, fog in east. Dry and bright with
   morning fog for the Low Countries, Germany, Denmark, and Poland. Some
   snow for northern Norway and Sweden, dry further south. Mostly dry for
   Finland, the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine but rather cloudy.
   Similar to Saturday's weather conditions over Central Europe and the
   Balkans, with early fog and frost, but sunny through the day.
   Heavy rain or thunderstorms along with strong winds for the Balearics,
   Sardinia and Corsica as well as Italy, away from the north. Sunny for
   Greece, Turkiye and Cyprus.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 3:46 am

Quiet and dry with occasional sun and quite cold. In the night and morning on a
lot
places light frost and locally a chance of fog. Thursday and Friday increasing
temperatures and occasional rain.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 10 50 20 30 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 10 20 70 60
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0/1 1/5 1/5
Minimum temp. (gr. C) -1 -3 -2 -2/1 -2/1 0/3 1/4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 1 3 3 5 6/9 6/9 6/10
Wind direction O Z Z Z Z SE Z
Wind force (bft) 2 3 3 2 2 3 3


Long term, Saturday January 25, 2025 to Saturday February 1, 2025:
Changeable weather with occasional sun and a 60-70% chance of temperatures above
that
long-term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:32 UTC 180125.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1034, over the Balkan changing little. associated ridge over the north of
the 
Netherlands will move to Denmark.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
east to southeast 2-3, later occasionally 4. moderate to good, in the coastal
area 
poor or fog.

Humber 
south to southwest 3-4. moderate to good, in the coastal area poor or fog.

German Bight 
south to southwest 3-4, backing south to southeast. moderate to good, in the
coastal 
area poor or fog.

Dogger 
southwest 4-5, decreasing 3-4. mainly good.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
south to southeast 2-3, first occasionally 4. moderate to good, in the coastal
area 
risk poor or fog.

Humber 
south to southeast 2-4. moderate to good, in the coastal area risk poor or fog.

German Bight 
south to southeast 3-4. moderate to good, in the coastal area risk poor or fog.

Dogger 
mainly south 2-4. mainly good.


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