* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * 
   from: https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm 

   Europe forecast - December 10, 2024
   Cloud, damp central
   Colder Scandinavia

   Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 10th December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Cloud and some rain in central Europe, turning colder in Scandinavia

   Tuesday
   Showery rain frequent in northern Spain and a few showers may affect
   Portugal, but central and southern Spain stay dry with some sun.
   Slow-moving thundery showers for the western Mediterranean, affecting
   the Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia plus southwest Italy and Sicily.
   Drier in northern Italy. Rain also for western Greece and the Adriatic
   coastline.
   Chilly easterly winds prevail through central Europe. Fairly cloudy,
   but dry for most of France. Light showers possible for the Low
   Countries and parts of Germany. Areas of rain and hill snow for Czechia
   and southern Poland.
   Fair weather for southern Scandinavia with sunshine for Denmark,
   southern Sweden and Norway plus the Baltic states. Also fine but cold
   in northern Poland. Windier for northern Scandinavia, with frequent
   wintry showers for northern Norway, but mainly dry for Finland.

   Wednesday
   Rain in the east of Spain, some of it heavy. Showers for northern
   Spain. Fair for the rest of Spain and Portugal. A wet day in the
   Balearics with some heavy spells of rain. Showers in southern Italy,
   some heavy, but fair to the north. Greece should be fair with sunny
   spells. Turkey will have showers, some of them heavy.
   France will be breezy with sunny spells and broken cloud. Some showers
   in the northwest. Dry for the Low Countries and Germany. Bright and
   chill in Poland. Hungary should be dry with some sunny spells. Staying
   dry too in Austria and Switzerland.
   Denmark will be chilly with some sunny spells. Cold for the Baltic
   States but dry. Windy and cold in Finland but dry here. Cold too for
   Sweden and staying dry. Norway will be cold and dry in the south
   although gales and heavy snow in the north.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:23 am

Cloudy at first and temperatures around the long-term average. At the end of the
week periods of sunshine with light frost at night. Rain on Saturday, one on Sunday
some showers.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 10 10 10 40 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 20 10 30 10 60 30 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0/1 0 0/3 0/1 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 4 2 2 -1/2 3 3/8
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 6 8 6 7 9 9/12
Wind direction NO NO N SE SW W SW
Wind force (bft) 4 2 2 2 3 4 4


Long term, Tuesday December 17, 2024 to Tuesday December 24, 2024:
High (70%) chance of changeable weather. The temperature is usually above
later around the long-term average, where the uncertainty becomes great.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:20 UTC 101224.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1042 hPa, over Scotland changing hardly. associated ridge is building towards 
Denmark and will move to the Netherlands.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. risk drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly 
moderate.

Thames 
northeast 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. good.

Humber 
northeast 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good.

German Bight 
northeast 4-5, decreasing 2-4. good.

Dogger 
northeast 4-5, decreasing 3-4. good.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
northeast 4-5. good.

Humber 
northeast 4-5, decreasing 3-4. good.

German Bight 
north to northeast 2-4, later increasing 4-5. good.

Dogger 
north to northeast 2-4. good.


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