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

   Europe forecast - March 17, 2025
   Very wet Spain & Portugal
   Dry northern Europe

   Issued: 0530hrs Monday 17th March 2025
   Duty forecaster: Garry Nicholson

   Showery toward the Black Sea and Greece

   Monday
   Heavy rain in Spain and Portugal. Better in eastern Spain with
   scattered showers here. The showers too in the Balearics. Showers over
   southern Italy but fair in the north. Greece will be dry and sunny with
   the dry weather continuing in Turkey too.
   Breezy and fair in France. Sunny spells and dry weather. Staying dry
   and sunny for the Low Countries and this sunshine extends into Germany
   and Poland. Dry with sunny spells for Hungary. Scattered showers for
   Austria. Fair with sunny spells for Switzerland.
   Broken cloud and ostly dry weather in Denmark. That broken cloud and
   sunny spells extends to the Baltic States too. Some cloud and outbreaks
   of rain for Finland. Southern Norway is dry, but rain and cloud across
   much of central and northern Norway. Rain in northern Sweden.

   Tuesday
   Heavy rain affects central and southern Spain, showery further west and
   into Portugal. Rain extending toward the Balearics too. Showers for
   Sardinia, Corsica and Sicily. Dry with patchy cloud for Italy. Rain and
   showery bursts for Greece and Turkiye.
   High pressure over central Europe brings settled weather to many
   countries. A southeasterly breeze over France draws warm air in from
   the south. Some local showers in southern France otherwise dry. Dry
   with sunshine for Germany and the Low Countries and Poland. Dry and
   bright for the Alps.
   Dry and breezy for southern Scandinavia. Rain and wind in north and
   western Norway, snow showers in the mountains. Dry and breezy for
   Finland. Showers for Baltic states.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Monday, March 17, 2025 at 5.44 am

Periods with sun and dry. In the second half of next week it will be softer,
With afternoon temperatures above 15 degrees and no/hardly any frost in the
night. Some rain can fall in the weekend.

Ma di wo do vr Za so
Sunshine (%) 70 90 80 50 30 40
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 10 20 30 40
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0/3 1/4
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) -4 -2 -1 4 5 9 8
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 9 11 14 17 18 18 17
Wind direction o o so z so z
Wind force (BFT) 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3


Long term, Monday, March 24, 2025 to Monday 31 March 2025:
A more changeable weather type initially seems likely, with quite a lot
clouds and occasional rain. The chance of temperatures above climatic
Average decreases from around 90% to around 50%. Later the chance of
precipitation decreases
to around 40%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:47 UTC 170325.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1034, north of Scotland moving to the northern part of the North Sea. Weak

trough over Thames moving southwards.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 4-5, later increasing 5-6. risk light drizzle. good, in precipitation 
possibly moderate.

Thames 
east to northeast 3-4, increasing 4-5, in the South later 5-6. good.

Humber 
east to southeast 4-5. good.

German Bight 
east to southeast 3-4, in the South 4-5, decreasing variable 1-3. good.

Dogger 
east to southeast 3-4, in the South occasionally 5, veering south to southeast.
good.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 5-6, decreasing east 4-5. good.

Thames 
east 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good.

Humber 
southeast 4-5. good.

German Bight 
variable 1-3, in the North mainly west 3-4, in the southwestern part east 4-5, 
decreasing southeast 3-4. good.

Dogger 
south to southeast 3-4. good.


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