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

   Europe forecast - October 18, 2025
   Cold in north
   Unsettled Mediterranean

   Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 18th October 2025
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Lows from the Atlantic

   Saturday
   Some heavy showers are expected for Portugal. Spain will see a sunny
   day with some coastal showers in east. Another dry day for France but
   increasingly cloudy. Rain arrives over the western parts of the British
   Isles, slowly moving east. A dry but cloudy day for the Low Countries,
   but sunnier for Germany and Denmark. A few showers of Poland, more
   frequent in far eat. Norway will see plenty of showers in north,
   falling as snow over high ground. A mostly dry and bright day for
   Sweden and Finland. Sunny spells for the Baltic States, some rain
   remaining in south. Outbreaks of rain for Belarus and Ukraine.
   A dry and bright day over Switzerland, but some light rain is possible
   for Austria in the morning. A dry day for Czechia and Hungary but some
   light showers over Slovakia. Showers for Romania and the Balkans.
   Some afternoon light showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica.
   Italy will see a sunny day in north, but outbreaks of rain in south.
   Some showers for northern parts of Greece. Scattered showers for
   northern Turkiye, but sunny elsewhere. Dry and sunny for Cyprus.

   Sunday
   A showery day for Portugal, with showers being heavy and possibly
   thundery and spreading over northwest Spain. Further southeast over
   Spain the weather will be dry. A band of heavy rain arrives over west
   France, slowly moving east. Outbreaks of rain for the British Isles,
   perhaps heavy at times. Increasingly cloudy for the Low Countries, with
   some rain reaching Belgium by late evening. Cloudy but dry for Germany,
   while Poland and Denmark will see a brighter day. Some wintry showers
   for northern Norway, but further south mostly dry. Similar for Sweden
   and Finland. A dry and mostly sunny day for the Baltic States.
   Outbreaks of rain over Belarus and Ukraine.
   A cloudy bur dry day for Switzerland and Austria. Brighter with some
   sunny spells for Czechia, Slovakia, and Hungary. Romania and the
   Balkans will see a dry and sunny day.
   Sunny at first, but gradually cloudier over the Balearics, Sardinia and
   Corsica. A mostly dry and bright day for Italy, but some heavy rain is
   possible for far south. Some heavy rain for western and central Greece.
   Outbreaks of rain for western and northern T├╝rkiye, elsewhere much
   drier and brighter. Rather cloudy but dry for Cyprus.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at 4:04 am

Changeable weather, rain from time to time and sometimes a lot of wind.
Especially on
There is a reasonable chance (30-60%) of heavy wind gusts on Thursday and
Friday. The
temperatures are around the long-term average.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 70 30 30 30 30 30 20
Precipitation probability (%) 10 20 80 80 80 80 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 1/5 1/6 1/7 4/13 2/9
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 2/9 7 8 11 10 10/13 9/13
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 12/15 13 16 16 16 14/17 14/17
Wind direction O SE S SW SW SW SW
Wind force (bft) 2 3 3 4 3 5 4


Long term, Saturday October 25, 2025 to Saturday November 1, 2025:
The changeable weather continues with a 60-70% chance of precipitation daily.
The
temperature is initially slightly below the long-term average, later in the
period
again around the long-term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:01 UTC 181025.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1027, over Denmark is slowly moving southeastwards to Central Europe

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
east to southeast 3-4, later possibly 5. good.

Thames 
southeast 3-4, later increasing 4-5. first in the western part light rain or a 
shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Humber 
southeast 3-4, later increasing 4-5. in the western part light rain or a shower.

good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight 
southeast 3-4, later increasing 4-5. good.

Dogger 
southeast 3-4, increasing 4-5. in the western part light rain or a shower. good,
in 
precipitation possibly moderate.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames German Bight 
southeast 4-5. good.

Humber 
southeast 4-5, later in the western part possibly 6. good.

Dogger 
southeast 4-5, later in the western part increasing 5-6. good.


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