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

   Europe forecast - July 12, 2025
   Hot west/far north
   Showers, local thunderstorms

   Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 12th July 2025
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Low pressure in north-central Europe facilitates showers across many
   areas with bands of thunderstorms.

   Saturday
   A dry day for Portugal with some cloud around, sunnier for Spain.
   Afternoon heavy showers for northern Spain, thunderstorms in the
   northwest. Some showers are possible later in the day over the
   Balearics, perhaps the odd heavy one. Afternoon showers mostly over
   high ground for Sardinia and Corsica. Northern Italy near the mountains
   will see a showery day while southern parts will have fine weather
   conditions. Similarly fine for the Balkan states, some showery bursts
   from Slovenia towards Bosnia and Herzegovina. A sunny day for Greece,
   T├╝rkiye and Cyprus.
   A sunny and hot day for France with a few heavy showers south. Sunny
   hot as well for the British Isles and the Low Countries. Showers in
   northeast Germany into Poland and Denmark, always with risk of
   developing into stronger thunderstorms. A bright day with some
   afternoon showers over Switzerland and Austria. More frequent showers
   for Czechia, and Slovakia (and milder here), while a few are expected
   over north and west Hungary. Heavy showers developing in west Ukraine
   and Romania, drier with sun southward into Bulgaria.
   A dry and sunny day for Norway, feeling very warm or hot in the south.
   Heavy showers for southern areas of Sweden Finland, notably risk of
   growing into thunderstorms in Finland. Sunny and very warm further
   north in both countries. The Baltic States will see a fine day of sun
   spells with a few showers over Estonia, with again a risk of
   thunderstorms developing.

   Sunday
   Fine across Iberia with afternoon showers in the mountainous north.
   Heavy showers pass east across Sardinia and Corsica in the morning,
   into Italy where they may grow into thunderstorms in central areas;
   north of Italy also seeing heavy showers. Dry and fine for the Balkan
   States southward into Greece and T├╝rkiye.
   Scattered showers develop in central France and push northward,
   similarly showery in the Low Countries, always with sun spells between
   showers. Widespread showers across north Germany with local
   thunderstorms, these into Poland as well. Afternoon showers widespread
   across the Alpine countries. Less showers with good sun spells in
   Czechia and Hungary, eastward to the Black Sea. Ukraine and Belarus
   substantially dry and sunny, only some showers westernmost areas.
   Sun and showers for Denmark and south Sweden. Showery from central
   Norway eastward across central Sweden into southern Finland, again with
   risk of thunderstorms forming. Staying sunny and warm further north.
   Some showers in Lithuania and Estonia; Latvia dry and sunny.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Saturday 12 July 2025 at 3.19 am

Most dry and quite warm on Monday. From Tuesday more vintage, more wind and
Temporarily lower temperatures. At the end of the week probably something again
More sun and higher temperatures.

Sat so ma di wo do vr
Sunshine (%) 70 30 40 20 20 30 50
Precipitation probability (%) 20 40 30 50 70 40 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 2 0/1 0/3 0/7 0/2 0/1
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 14 16 14 16 14 15 14/17
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 26 24 27 23 22/26 23/26
Wind direction N n W W W W W
Wind force (BFT) 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3


Long term, Saturday July 19, 2025 to Saturday 26 July 2025:
Probably first warmer with summer to possible tropical temperatures and
Chance for a single rain and thunderstorm. Later in the period probably again
Less warm, the chance of precipitation is then around 50%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:05 UTC 120725.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Ridge over the west of the North Sea is declining. Low, 1006, over Poland will
move 
westwards to the north of Germany.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 3-4, sometimes 5. good.

Thames 
north 3-4. good.

Humber 
north 3-4, increasing 4-5. good.

German Bight 
north 4-5, later veering northeast 3-4. in the southeastern part risk of a
shower. 
good.

Dogger 
north 3-4, later in the eastern part sometimes 5. good.


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

Thames 
north 3-4, later decreasing 2-3. good.

Humber 
north to northeast 3-4, first sometimes 5, later decreasing 2-3. good.

German Bight 
northeast 3-4, first in the western part sometimes 5. occasional showers. good.

Dogger 
north to northeast 3-4, first in the eastern part sometimes 5. later risk of a 
shower. good.


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