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

   Europe forecast - October 30, 2025
   Wind and rain increasing west
   Most settled southeast

   Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 30th October 2025
   Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

   Areas of rain around in the west, central Mediterranean, and
   Scandinavia; most settled in the southeast.

   Thursday
   Some showers in Portugal and northwest Spain, heavy rain arrives in the
   far northwest after dark; fine elsewhere in Iberia. Heavy, thundery
   rain in the Balearics and Corsica and Sardinia, tending to break over
   the Balearics later in the day. Rain in central Italy but fair to the
   south and north. Heavy rain also in Sicily. Mostly cloudy in the
   Balkans with some drizzly rain along coasts to the north. Greece and
   T├╝rkiye will be dry with good spells of sunshine.
   Windy with gales and rain in northern France, fair through central and
   southern areas. The Low Countries, Switzerland, and Germany will be
   fair with sunny spells, though morning will be wet in north and east
   Germany. Rain sweeps eastward across Poland with strong westerly winds.
   Scattered showers for Hungary and Slovakia, clearer with sun in Czechia
   after morning rain. Mixed cloud and sun in Ukraine, Romania, and
   Bulgaria.
   Morning rain in Denmark clears for mostly sunny conditions with strong
   westerly winds. This rain covers southern Sweden most of the day and
   moves to the Baltic States and southern Finland. Mostly dry northern
   Scandinavia though local showery rain and snow is possible. Trending
   brighter in southern areas of Norway and Sweden.

   Friday
   Heavy rain in Portugal and western Spain, drier but cloudy east. Fine
   over the Balearics, heavy showers over Corsica and Sardinia. Heavy
   showers too over southern Italy, lighter showers northward and largely
   dry in the far north. Mostly dry in the Balkans with bright spells,
   best of sun in Croatia. Showers forming in southwest Greece, dry
   elsewhere through cloud around. Dry too in T├╝rkiye with mixed cloud and
   sun.
   France is wet in the northwest, mostly dry elsewhere through some cloud
   around. Spells of rain into the Low Countries as well with some bright
   spells. Largely dry further east, only local showers over the high
   Alps. Germany and Poland will be quite cloudy, good sunny breaks around
   Austria and Hungary, more widely sunny towards the Black Sea.
   Wind and cloud for Denmark and southern parts of Norway and Sweden.
   Southwest Norway will be wet, some rainy spells reaching Denmark later.
   Dry in Sweden, though some early rain will briefly fall in the
   northeast, this rain over much of Finland for several midday hours.
   Some local rain in the Baltics and cloudy, though many will be dry.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 3:33 am

Occasionally sunny and especially during the weekend periods with rain or a few
showers. It is
quite soft.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 50 30 20 30 40 40 30
Precipitation probability (%) 30 30 90 50 20 20 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0/1 3/10 1/3 0/1 0/1 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6/9 7/10 8/12 9/12 8 9/12 9
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 13 15 15/18 13 14 15 14/17
Wind direction SW Z Z SW Z Z Z
Wind force (bft) 3 3 4 3 4 3 3


Long term, Thursday November 6, 2025 to Thursday November 13, 2025:
Predominantly dry and sunny periods. The temperature is above long term
average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:47 UTC 301025.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Ridge over England is moving eastwards across the North Sea on Thursday. Low,
960, 
west of Ireland is moving northeastwards. Associated trough will reach the
western 
part of the North Sea on Friday.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
west 3-4, soon increasing south to southwest 4-5, later south 5-6. good.

Thames 
west 4-5, soon backing southwest 3-4, increasing south 4-5, later 5-6. good.

Humber 
west to northwest 4-5, backing southwest 3-4, later increasing south 5-6. good.

German Bight 
west to northwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5, later west to southwest mainly 4. first
in 
the east occasional showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Dogger 
northwest 4-5, gradually backing south 3-4, later increasing 5-6. good.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
south 5-6, temporary increasing 6-7. out the west temporary light rain. good, in

precipitation possibly moderate.

Humber Dogger 
south 5-6, temporary increasing 6-7. out the west temporary rain or drizzle.
good, 
in precipitation sometimes moderate.

German Bight 
west to southwest mainly 4, gradually backing south 5-6. later in the west rain
or 
drizzle. good, in precipitation sometimes moderate.


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