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

   Europe forecast - August 06, 2025
   Rain & showers Scandinavia
   Hot Mediterranean

   Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 6th August 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Mostly dry and hot Mediterranean but more unsettled Scandinavia

   Wednesday
   Fine and hot from Iberia through the central Mediterranean. A sunny,
   hot day in Italy with only scattered showers in the mountainous north.
   A few local showers inland for the Balkan States, but otherwise often
   sunny and fine. Scattered showers and some cloud around in Greece and
   T├╝rkiye, some risk of a thundery bursts near the Black Sea.
   Dry for much of central and west Europe; a mix of cloud and sun from
   the Low Countries through Germany, possibly more extensive in France. A
   few local showers over the Alps. A little showery rain in north Poland,
   but fine and sunny southward into Hungary, a few odd showers around in
   the morning. These showers moving east, becoming fairly widespread
   across Romania and west Ukraine; some showers into Belarus as well.
   A strong westerly breeze persists through Denmark and southern Sweden -
   often showery here until later in the day when some sun spells will
   break out. Often showery in the Balkan States with plenty of sun
   between showers, again also fading late in the day. Showery rain fairly
   widespread across northern Scandinavia with decent sun spells between
   showers; again tending to fade late in the day, though some heavier
   showers will linger longer.

   Thursday
   A few thundery showers breaking out in southern Spain on Thursday
   afternoon, otherwise it should be fine and dry. Staying hot and sunny
   in the Balearics as well as through Corsica and Sardinia. Italy will be
   fine and dry with more sunshine. Greece and Turkey are going to be hot
   too and will be remaining dry.
   France should have a fine day with sunshine here. More sunshine in the
   Low Countries. Germany and Poland should be dry with sunny spells.
   Hungary and Austria remain dry with lots of sunshine although scattered
   showers affect western Austria and eastern Switzerland.
   Denmark will have broken cloud and a scattering of showers. The Baltic
   States also see a few showers as will Finland. Sweden has sunny spells
   and should be mostly dry. Heavier showers and gales in western and
   southern Norway but fine in the north.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 00.43 am

Substantial sunny periods and probably dry. Gradually warmer with from
Sunday in many places inland Maxima between 25 and 32 ┬░ C.

WO DO VR SA ZO Ma di
Sunshine (%) 50 40 40 50 60 60 60
Precipitation probability (%) 10 20 20 20 10 10 10 10
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0/1 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 13 13 15 14 14 13/16 14/18
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 22 24 25 26 26 26/30 26/30
Wind direction W w w nw so no
Wind force (BFT) 3 3 3 3 2 2 2


Long term, Wednesday 13 August 2025 to Wednesday 20 August 2025:
First large (80%) chance of (very) warm and sunny summer weather with one every
day
Small (10-20%) chance of a thunderstorm. In and after the weekend of August 16
Gradually decreases the chance of warm weather to around 40%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:01 UTC 060825.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high,1026, over the west of France moving towards Central Europe. associated
ridge 
moving in the afternoon and evening across the southern part of the North Sea.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
variable 1-3. good.

Thames 
west 2-4, soon backing southwest. good.

Humber 
west 3-4, backing southwest, later possibly 5. good.

German Bight 
west 4-5, later decreasing west to southwest 3-4. good.

Dogger 
west 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4, backing southwest 2-4. good.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
variable 1-3, gradually southwest 3-4. good.

Thames 
south to southwest 3-4, occasionally 5. good.

Humber 
south to southwest 3-4, occasionally 5. later risk light rain. good, in 
precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight 
west to southwest 3-4, increasing south to southwest 4-5, later in the northern
part 
possibly 6. good.

Dogger 
south to southwest 3-4, occasionally 5, later increasing southwest 5-6. later
risk 
light rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


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