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

   Europe forecast - May 08, 2025
   Central thundery showers
   Fair north

   Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 8th May 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Thundery showers in central Europe, fair northern areas

   Thursday
   Unsettled in Spain and Portugal with some heavy, thundery showers or
   longer spells of rain in many northern, central and eastern areas.
   Sunshine and showers for Italy, some of them thundery as the heat
   builds. Greece and Turkey will be dry with lots of sunshine.
   Thundery showers over the east of France but fair in the west. The Low
   Countries and Germany stay dry with good spells of sunshine. Poland
   will be dry with plenty of sunshine too. Heavy and thundery showers in
   Hungary and Austria. The storms extend to Switzerland.
   Denmark will have plenty of sunshine and dry conditions. A scattering
   of showers in southern Sweden. The Baltic States and Finland will be
   dry with plenty of sunshine. Norway stays fine overall, more sunshine
   here. Some showers in northern Norway.

   Friday
   Showers in northern Spain on Friday. Some showers for eastern Portugal,
   but fine for the rest of Iberia with lots of sunshine. The Balearics
   may have scattered showers as will Corsica and Sardinia. Italy will
   have some heavy showers in southern areas. Scattered showers for Greece
   too although fair in Turkey with lots of warm sunshine.
   Heavy showers in central, southern and western areas of France. Fair
   with plenty of sunshine for the Low Countries and Germany. Poland may
   have a couple of showers in the east but fair in the west. Hungary
   should be fair with more sunshine. Showers for Austria and Switzerland.
   Fine across Denmark with more sunshine. The baltic States will have
   isolated showers. Finland will be dry with lots of sunshine. Scattered
   showers in Sweden although mostly dry. Norway stays mostly dry although
   an isolated shower on coasts.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Dericated by the KNMI on Thursday 8 May 2025 at 5.33 am

Gradually more sun and warmer, with no afternoon temperatures (spacious) from
the weekend
Above 20 degrees. It stays dry.

Do vr Za so ma di wo
Sunshine (%) 60 70 90 90 80 70 60
Precipitation probability (%) 10 0 0 0 10 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 5 6 7 9 10 10 9/12
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 19 20 21 23 23 21 21/24
Wind direction no o no o ZO o o
Wind force (BFT) 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3


Long term, Thursday, May 15, 2025 to Thursday 22 May 2025:
Initially sunny and dry, later more clouds and gradually a small chance
On a shower. The temperature forecast is uncertain, there is a large spread
around
The long -term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 06:23 UTC 080525.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1025, over Scotland is moving to the central part of the North Sea.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
north to northeast 4-5, temporary possibly 6. good.

Thames 
north to northeast 4-5. good.

Humber 
northeast 3-4, in the South temporary possibly 5. good.

German Bight 
northeast 3-4, in the northeastern part mainly north 2-3. good.

Dogger 
northeast 2-3, especially first occasionally 4. good.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
north to northeast 4-5, decreasing 3-4, later veering east to northeast. good.

Thames 
north to northeast 4-5, veering east 3-4. good.

Humber 
northeast 3-4, veering east 2-3. good.

German Bight 
north to northeast 2-4, from the north backing north to northwest. good, from
the 
north possibly moderate or poor.

Dogger 
northeast 2-3, gradually variable 1-3. good, in the northeastern part gradually 
possibly moderate or poor.


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