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

   Europe forecast - October 16, 2025
   Mediterranean showers, heaviest southeast
   Cold Scandinavia

   Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 16th October 2025
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Slack high pressure over western Europe brings mostly settled
   conditions and continental sunshine here. More unsettled north and
   east.

   Thursday
   Scattered showers in central and eastern areas of Spain. Bright and dry
   in Portugal with sunny spells, similar in north Spain. Odd showers in
   the Balearics but otherwise mostly sunny. Heavy and thundery showers
   and rain in the far south of Italy, a few of these just slipping the
   east coasts of Sardinia and Corsica. Brighter and dry in North Italy.
   Sunny for the northern Balkans, rain in the south and in western
   Greece, this rain likely becoming heavy through the day. Drier to the
   east and in T├╝rkiye where sun likely extensive.
   Fair for France and mostly sunny, just some cloud in the north. Periods
   of drizzle and light rain in the Low Countries and Germany as well as
   Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia. Drier in southern Poland and Germany.
   Brighter across Switzerland and Austria with sunny spells, a few light
   showers possible over the mountains. Hungary similarly bright with
   burst of sunshine. Some morning rain in south Romania and Bulgaria,
   this largely clearing for fine weather.
   Mixed cloud and sun in Denmark, some periods of light rain will come
   and go. Rain in the Baltic States, most of it patchy. Sunny spells will
   develop in Finland and it should be dry. Often bright and Sweden, a
   greater chance of cloud in the south. Rain and snow in central and
   northern Norway, drier in the south. Cold across all Scandinavia with a
   brisk westerly wind, particularly strong in the far coastal north.

   Friday
   A mostly sunny day across Iberia though heavy showers will develop in
   central and east Spain. Fine for the central Mediterranean islands.
   Showers in central and southern Italy, dry and sunny to the north.
   Heavy rain along the Adriatic Coast south of Croatia, some rain pushing
   inland across Serbia, North Macedonia, and Greece. Drier with sunny
   spells in the north Balkans and Slovenia. Drier in east Greece and
   T├╝rkiye with sunshine.
   A sunny day for France and Switzerland. Cloudier across the Low
   Countries and Germany with some bright or sunny spells; local drizzly
   rain is likely in northern Germany, Poland, and Czechia. Drier Austria,
   Slovakia, and Hungary with sunny spells. Rain arriving into western
   Bulgaria and southwest Romania, elsewhere dry with a mix of cloud and
   sunshine.
   A brighter day for the Baltic States though showers are likely along
   the coasts. A mixed day for Denmark with sunny breaks but also spells
   of rain. Sunny for Finland and most of Sweden, just some scattered
   showers and snow in the south. Southern Norway will be fine, with snow
   and wind continuing to affect central and northern areas.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 4:58 am

Dry on the weekend and plenty of room for the sun. It will be from Monday
changeable and there is a 60-70% chance of precipitation every day.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 20 30 50 50 30 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 50 40 10 10 80 80 80
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0/1 0 0 1/5 1/6 1/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 9 8 5 3 8 11 10
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 15 14 13 13 16 16 16
Wind direction NW NW E SE S SW SW
Wind force (bft) 3 2 2 3 3 3 3


Long term, Thursday October 23, 2025 to Thursday October 30, 2025:
A changeable weather type with (a lot of) wind and a 60-70% chance of
precipitation every day. The
maximum temperatures are around or slightly below the long-term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:00 UTC 161025.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1030, over Scotland remains fairly stationary. associated ridge extending 
across the southern part of the North Sea.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 3-4. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate.

Thames 
north to northeast 3-4. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate.

Humber 
mainly north 3-4, in the eastern part occasionally 5. isolated light showers.
good, 
in precipitation moderate.

German Bight 
northwest 5-6, in the eastern part occasionally 6. isolated light showers. good,
in 
precipitation moderate.

Dogger 
northwest 4-5, in the western part 3-4, later decreasing 3-4. isolated light
showers.
 good, in precipitation moderate.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 3-4, veering east 2-3. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation 
moderate.

Thames 
northeast 3-4, backing mainly north. isolated light showers. good, in
precipitation 
moderate.

Humber 
northwest 3-4. in the eastern part occasionally 5. isolated light showers. good,
in 
precipitation moderate.

German Bight 
northwest 4-5. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate.

Dogger 
northwest 3-4. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation moderate.


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