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

   Europe forecast - May 17, 2025
   High pressure north.
   Wet over the east

   Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 17th May 2025
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Low pressure system in east

   Saturday
   Rather cloudy bur staying dry for Portugal and Spain. Sunny for France
   and the British Isles. Mostly dry for the Low Countries but rather
   cloudy. Some showers for far eastern Germany, but dry and sunny further
   west. Cloudy with outbreaks of rain for Poland, the Baltic States, and
   Belarus, while Ukraine will be a drier day. Some rain for eastern
   Denmark, drier in west. Norway, Sweden and Finland mostly dry with
   sunny spells.
   Some showers for Switzerland, Austria, but longer spells of rain
   possibly for Czechia and Slovakia. Hungary and Slovenia will see a few
   showers. Outbreaks of rain for Romania, lighter over the Balkans with
   dry conditions soon following.
   A dry and sunny day for the Balearics, a few afternoon showers for
   Sardinia and Corsica. Frequent showers over Italy, mostly later in the
   morning and through the afternoon. A few showers for Greece and
   Turkiye. Cloudy but mostly dry for Cyprus.

   Sunday
   A sunny morning for Portugal and Spain, but several heavy showers
   developing in the north through the afternoon. A sunny day for France
   throughout. Scattered showers for the northern parts of the British
   Isles, otherwise sunny. Dry and sunny for the Low Countries. A
   scattering of afternoon showers for Germany, but a longer spell of rain
   for the far east. A cloudy day with outbreaks of Raina and strong winds
   for Poland, the Baltic States and Belarus, while showers are expected
   for Ukraine mostly in west. Some rain for eastern Denmark, dry further
   west. Norway, Sweden and Finland will see a dry and mostly sunny day.
   Mostly dry and sunny for Switzerland. A scattering of showers for
   Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Heavy showers for Romania and northern
   Balkans.
   Sunny and warm over the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. Afternoon
   showers for Italy. A sunny day for Greece. Heavy showers for northern
   parts of Turkiye. Warm with occasional cloud over Cyprus.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Saturday 17 May 2025 at 3.39 am

Dry and sunny periods with afternoon temperatures that inland above 20
degrees. Along the coast, the temperature is clearly lower and there is finished
and
Also some clouds. In the second half of the week there will probably be more
Cloudy, the chance of precipitation increases slightly and the temperature drops
a few degrees.

Sat so ma di wo do vr
Sunshine (%) 60 50 70 50 40 40 40
Precipitation probability (%) 0 10 10 10 20 20 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0/1
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 9 10 8 10 9 9 7
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 19 19 19 22 19 15/19 16/19
Wind direction n no no n n n n nw
Windkracht (BFT) 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3


Long term, Saturday 24 May 2025 to Saturday 31 May 2025:
Big chance (approx. 80%) on a fairly changeable weather type with occasional
rain or
Some showers, but also regularly sun. The expectation for the temperature is
insecure, but probably it is round or slightly above the long -term
average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:00 UTC 170525.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1034, east of Iceland is changing little. Weak trough is moving southwards

across the North Sea. Second weak trough will reach the Dogger and German Bight
at 
the end of the period.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 3-4, occasionally 5, later decreasing north to northeast 2-4. good.

Thames Humber 
north to northwest 4-5. good.

German Bight 
northwest 4-5, gradually veering north. good.

Dogger 
north to northwest 4-5, in the North possibly occasionally 6. good.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
north to northeast 2-4, later increasing 3-4. good.

Thames 
no significant change.

Humber 
north to northwest 4-5, decreasing 3-4. good.

German Bight 
north 4-5, decreasing 3-4, later northwest 2-4. good, later in the northwestern
part 
possibly decreasing moderate to poor.

Dogger 
north to northwest 4-5, in the East 3-4. good, later in the northeastern part 
possibly decreasing moderate to poor.


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