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

   Europe forecast - May 03, 2025
   Wintry northeast. Warm south.
   Showery in between.

   Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 3rd May 2025
   Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

   Thundery for Central Europe

   Saturday
   Heavy and possibly thundery showers for Portugal and western parts of
   Spain, drier brighter further west. A mostly dry start for France but
   soon heavy showers will develop, more frequent in the north, with a
   risk of thunder. Occasional showers for the northeastern parts of the
   British Isles, otherwise dry and bright. Heavy and possibly thunder
   showers for the Low Countries, especially for Belgium and Luxembourg.
   Heavy and thundery showers for Germany mostly over the central and
   southern parts. Showers for Poland. Rain and strong winds for Denmark.
   Windy with coastal wintry showers for northern Norway drier further
   south. Some rain for southern Sweden, drier brighter in north. Some
   wintry showers for northern Finland. Rather cloudy but dry for the
   Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine.
   Occasional afternoon showers for Switzerland and Austria. Heavy showers
   developing from the afternoon over Czechia, and Slovakia, while a few
   are possible over Hungary. Dry and warm for Romania and the Balkans.
   Sunny with occasional shower for the western Mediterranean, with
   showers more frequent and perhaps heavy for Sardinia and Corsica.
   Bright and warm for Italy. Plenty of sunshine with a few mountainous
   showers for Greece. Occasional showers for eastern parts of Turkiye,
   sunny further west. Heavy showers for Cyprus.

   Sunday
   Another showery day for the Iberia, with showers more frequent and
   heavy through the afternoon. Heavy and thundery showers for southern
   France, drier and gradually cooler further north. Mostly dry and
   gradually cooler over the British Isles. Cooler and mostly dry for the
   Low Countries. Heavy showers for southern Germany, drier in north.
   Windy with some early rain for Denmark, clearing later. Some rain and
   strong winds for northern Norway, dry bright in south. A mostly dry day
   for Sweden, some wintry showers for Finland. Outbreaks of rain for the
   Baltic States, heavy rain for Belarus, heavy showers for western
   Ukraine.
   Heavy and possibly thundery showers for Switzerland, Austria, Slovakia
   and Hungary, but drier brighter for Czechia. A few showers for Romania
   and the Balkans, otherwise dry and sunny.
   A mostly dry day for the Balearics, but some heavy showers are possible
   for Sardinia and Corsica. Northern Italy will see some heavy showers,
   while the south will stay day. Sunny for Greece and western Turkiye,
   but afternoon showers further east. Some shower for Cyprus, mostly in
   the afternoon.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Saturday 3 May 2025 at 00.24 hours

First occasionally sun and on the cool side. From Thursday softer and more sun.
Mostly dry.

Sat so ma di wo do vr
Sunshine (%) 50 40 40 50 40 70 70
Precipitation probability (%) 10 20 10 10 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0/1 0 0/1 0/1 0 0
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 9 8 6 5 7 6 7
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 18 13 16 14 16 18/21 19/23
NW NW NW NW NO NO NO O
Wind force (BFT) 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 3


Long term, Saturday 10 May 2025 to Saturday 17 May 2025:
Large (80%) chance of (free) warm weather with considerable sunny periods. The
Precipitation Chance
is small, a maximum of around 20%every day.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:42 UTC 030525.

Gale warnings:
German Bight Dogger 
north to northwest 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
ridge over the southern part of the North Sea moving south. low over the
southern 
part of Norway, 999, moving to the southeastern part of Sweden. associated
trough 
over the Dogger and The German Bight moving southeast.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 2-4, later increasing 4-5. moderate to good.

Thames 
mainly northeast 1-3, increasing north to northwest 5, possibly 6. good.

Humber 
west 2-4, increasing north to northwest 5, occasionally 6. risk light rain.
good, in 
precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight 
west to southwest 3-5, increasing north to northwest 5-6, in the North later
6-7. 
occasionally light rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

Dogger 
west to northwest 4-5, soon increasing north to northwest 5-6, later possibly 7.

occasionally light rain or a shower. good, moderate in precipitation.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 4-5. later isolated light showers. good, in precipitation possibly 
moderate.

Thames 
north 4-5, first possibly 6. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation
possibly 
moderate.

Humber 
north to northwest 5-6. isolated light showers. good, in precipitation possibly 
moderate.

German Bight 
north to northwest 5-6, in the North 7. isolated light showers. good, in 
precipitation possibly moderate.

Dogger 
north to northwest 5-6, first possibly 7. isolated light showers. good, in 
precipitation possibly moderate.


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