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

   Europe forecast - January 21, 2025
   Wet western Europe
   Drier east, brighter spells

   Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 21st January 2025
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Very wet, thundery in Portugal and Spain. Rain spreads into France on
   Wednesday, mostly dry east of here with sun breaks possible. Snow in
   Scandinavia.

   Tuesday
   Very unsettled for Spain and Portugal: heavy and thundery rain in the
   southwest plus strong winds. Some rainy spells over the Balearics and
   Corsica and Sardinia. Showery rain over much of Italy, more frequent in
   the west. Frequent rain on the Balkan coastline and mainland Greece, a
   few showers for the Greek Islands and western T├╝rkiye.
   Much of France will be dry, but some rain moves into southern areas and
   winds increase near Biscay bringing rain later here too. Dry for the
   Low Countries and Germany, some fog possible in these areas too.
   Largely dry through the Alps and prolonged sunny spells likely. Mostly
   dry and overcast across eastern Europe though a few rain spells
   possible in Hungary, Slovakia, and southern Poland.
   Windy in the Baltic states, snow into north Latvia, Estonia, and
   southern Finland. Snow affects central-northern Norway and Sweden,
   drier south. Local showers for Denmark.

   Wednesday
   Heavy, thundery showers and high winds continue in Portugal and west
   Spain, lighter showers east Spain. Mediterranean islands will be mostly
   dry with sunny spells. Rain pushes into southern France north Italy
   through the day, drier east of here though often cloudy. Showers
   clearing along the Balkan coast and increasing sunny spells inland.
   More unsettled in the Aegean and west T├╝rkiye, some heavier rain south
   near Cyprus.
   Spells of rain across France, more persistent and at times heavy in
   north France and south England. A few rainy patches reach the Low
   Countries and west Germany as well. Some sunny periods east of here,
   though Romania, Ukraine, and Belarus mostly cloudy with isolated
   rain/sleet spells.
   Rain spells in Denmark, reaching into and southern Norway as snow. Snow
   into Sweden as far north as Oslo, mostly dry further north. Snow in
   central and southern Finland, some pushing into Estonia. Mostly dry and
   cloudy south of there.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 12:35 am

Variable and (fairly) soft. There may be quite a bit of wind along the coast on
Friday. In the
About a 50% chance of mainly dry weather this weekend.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 10 10 10 20 20 30 20
Precipitation probability (%) 10 90 80 90 50 50 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 3/9 1/5 0/7 0/4 0/3 1/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) -1 -1 1 3 5/8 1/6 2/6
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 0 3 7 10 11 9/12 9/12
Wind direction Z Z ZW Z Z Z Z
Wind force (bft) 2 3 4 4 4 3 4


Long term, Tuesday January 28, 2025 to Tuesday February 4, 2025:
There is a high (90%) chance that the mild and changeable weather will continue.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:20 UTC 210125.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1020, over Eastern Europe will move eastwards. Associated ridge over Dover

will move to The German Bight.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southeast 3-4. moderate to good, in the coastal area moderate to poor and
locally 
fog.

Thames 
west to southwest 3-4, first in the coastal area 4-5, backing south to
southeast. 
moderate to good, in the coastal area moderate to poor and locally fog.

Humber 
west to southwest 4-5, decreasing 3-4, later backing south. occasionally light
rain. 
moderate to good, in the coastal area moderate to poor.

German Bight 
southwest 4-5, first occasionally 6. occasionally light rain. moderate to good,
in 
the coastal area moderate to poor.

Dogger 
west to southwest 4-5. occasionally light rain. moderate to good.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
southeast 2-4. rain later. moderate to poor, increasing moderate to good.

Thames 
southeast 3-4. rain later. moderate to poor, increasing moderate to good.

Humber 
south 3-4, decreasing 2-3, later backing southeast. occasionally light rain. 
moderate to good.

German Bight 
west until south west 4-5, backing south 3-4, later southeast. occasionally
light 
rain. moderate to good.

Dogger 
west to southwest 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4, in the West decreasing variable 1-3.

occasionally light rain. moderate to good.


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