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

   Europe forecast - July 15, 2025
   Thundery central and east
   Hot and dry south

   Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 15th July 2025
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Thunderstorms across central and east Europe; warm and sunny north
   Scandinavia and southern Europe

   Tuesday
   Hot and sunny in Spain, Portugal and southern France, influenced by
   high pressure to the southwest. Some showers around the Pyrenees and
   the Alps. Isolated showers for the spine of Italy and the mountainous
   north. Afternoon showers will form over the southern Balkan States and
   inland over Greece but most of the Adriatic Coast will be fine, hot and
   sunny. Thundery showers by afternoon inland T├╝rkiye and over Romania
   and Bulgaria.
   Cloudy and breezy with scattered showers for northern France, Belgium
   and the Netherlands, some persistent rain later. Shallow low pressure
   over north-central Europe, feeling more mild here than recent days.
   Heavy thundery rain for eastern Germany into south and western Poland,
   Czechia, and Slovakia, risk of thunderstorms here. Heavy showery bursts
   forming too through Switzerland and western Austria. West Ukraine and
   Belarus seeing showers.
   Strong winds and rain across the British Isles. Thundery rain affects
   southern Norway and Sweden, also Denmark and likewise across the Baltic
   states. Spots of rain may be fairly persistent. Further north across
   Scandinavia and most of Finland will be dry and very warm with high
   pressure positioned to the northwest.

   Wednesday
   Hot and sunny for Iberia and eastward across the Mediterranean into
   Italy; a few afternoon showers down the spine of Italy, some heavier
   showers to the northeast. Showery too in Croatia and Slovenia, mostly
   sunny and fine further south. Only scattered showers in Greece and
   Bulgaria, more frequent southern T├╝rkiye.
   A notable westerly breeze north France and Low Countries. Some rain in
   north France and Belgium, heavy showers widespread in the Netherland
   and Germany. Heavy/thundery showers in Czechia too southward into
   Austria and east Switzerland. Showers more scattered in Poland and
   Slovakia, though risk heavy bursts near and in Ukraine and Romania.
   Frequent heavy showers in Denmark and southern areas of Sweden and
   Norway. Widely showery in the Baltic states with greatest risk of
   thunderstorms in the east. Fine, sunny, and very warm in Finland. Hot
   again for central and north Scandinavia.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 4.14 am

First dry, more sun and rising temperatures to summer values from
Friday. In the weekend there is increasing chance of a rain or thunderstorm. The
transition
To a changeable and less warm weather type will probably find Sunday or
Monday place.

Di wo do vr Za so ma
Sunshine (%) 50 30 30 30 30 30 30
Precipitation probability (%) 50 80 20 20 60 80 80
Precipitation sum (mm) 1/5 10/30 0 0/5 2/10 2/10
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 16 14 13 13/16 16 16 16
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 21 20 23 26 28 23/27 21/25
Wind direction SW W W Z SO ZW ZW
Wind force (BFT) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


Long term, Tuesday, July 22, 2025 to Tuesday 29 July 2025:
First a big chance (approx. 80%) on a changeable weather type with regular
showers and
maximum temperatures around the long -term average. Towards the end of the
expectation period gradually takes the chance of a dryer and warmer weather type
Again.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:30 UTC 150725.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Ridge will move eastwards across the North Sea. Low, 1002, over Ireland will
move to 
The German Bight. Associated troughs will move eastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest 4-5, soon increasing 5-6. first risk shower. good, in precipitation 
possibly moderate.

Thames 
southwest 4-5, soon increasing 5-6. especially later occasional showers, risk 
thunderstorm. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber 
southwest 3-4, increasing south to southwest 4-5, occasionally 6. especially
later 
occasional showers, risk thunderstorm. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly

poor.

German Bight 
west 3-4, in the northeastern part first 5, gradually backing south to
southwest. 
first occasional showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Dogger 
south to southwest 3-4, soon increasing 4-5, later decreasing south to southeast
3-4.
 occasional showers, later risk thunderstorm. good, moderate in precipitation, 
possibly poor.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
southwest 5-6, decreasing west 4-5. risk shower. good, in precipitation possibly

moderate.

Thames 
southwest 5-6, veering west, later decreasing 4-5. especially first showers,
risk 
thunderstorm. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.

Humber 
south to southwest 4-5, soon veering west to southwest, veering west to
northwest, 
later decreasing 2-4. showers, risk thunderstorm. good, moderate in
precipitation, 
possibly poor.

German Bight 
south to southwest 2-4, soon backing south to southeast, gradually backing
mainly 
northeast. showers, risk thunderstorm. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly

poor.

Dogger 
south to southeast 3-4, soon backing east to southeast, gradually backing
northeast. 
showers, risk thunderstorm. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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