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

   Europe forecast - December 22, 2024
   Gales, rain and showers
   Better southern Spain

   Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 22nd December 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Gales in northern Europe with unsettled conditions, better southern
   Iberia

   Sunday
   North Spain will see some rain, but elsewhere over the Iberia will be
   mostly dry and sunny. Heavy wintry showers for France along with strong
   winds. Windy with blustery wintry showers for the British Isles, the
   Low Countries, and Germany. A longer period of rain and sleet for
   Denmark along with severe gales. Some snow showers for Norway, Sweden,
   but a longer period of snow for Finland. Sleet showers for the Baltic
   States, Belarus and Ukraine.
   Heavy snow for Switzerland and Austria, while some snow showers are
   expected for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Mostly dry for Romania and
   the Balkans.
   Increasingly cloudy but dry for the Balearics, some heavy rain and
   strong winds for Sardinia and Corsica. Italy will see cloudy skies with
   heavy rain and hill snow. Mostly dry and bright day for Greece, while
   in Turkiye expect good periods of sunshine. A dry start for Cyprus but
   some showers are possible later.

   Monday
   Cloud and some patchy rain for northern Spain. Fair for the rest of
   Spain and Portugal. Rain too affecting the Balearics, slowly clearing.
   Low pressure bringing rain to Italy, heavy and thundery in the south.
   Further heavy, thundery rain for Greece as well as southern and western
   Turkey.
   Some rain in northwest France with further rain clearing southern
   France. Fair for the rest of the country. Breezy and cloudy in the Low
   Countries. Frequent showers and some rain in Germany, feeling cold.
   Further showers in western Poland but fair in the east. Hungary should
   be fair with sunny spells whilst cloud and rain affect much of Austria
   and Switzerland.
   Bright in Denmark with sunny spells. Some showers in southern Sweden.
   Rain, sleet and some snow in the Baltic States and southern Finland.
   Broken cloud in Norway but mostly dry.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Sunday, December 22, 2024 at 3:07 am

A dry and cloudy weather picture, possibly more room for the sun from Friday
with a chance of fog during the night and morning. There is little wind. The
temperatures are around or slightly above the long-term average.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sunshine (%) 30 30 10 10 20 20 40
Precipitation probability (%) 90 60 60 50 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 5/10 2/5 0/2 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 3/7 3 6/9 4/8 4/7 -2/3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 6 7 8/11 10/13 7/10 7/10 5
Wind direction W NW SW W S O S
Wind force (bft) 5 5 3 3 2 2 2


Long term, Sunday December 29, 2024 to Sunday January 5, 2025:
Dry and a reasonable chance (50%) of light night frost. One from the New Year
high chance (70%) of changeable weather. Temperatures are around
long-term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:11 UTC 221224.

Gale warnings:
Dover Thames Humber Dogger 
west to northwest 8

German Bight 
west to northwest 7



Synopsis:
Low, 967, west of Norway is moving southeastwards to the north of Germany. 
Associated troughs will move southeastwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
west to northwest 6-7, possibly 8, later increasing northwest 7-8. occasionally a 
shower. good, moderate in precipitation.

Thames 
west to northwest 6-7, possibly 8, later increasing northwest 7-8. showers with 
first risk hail and thunderstorm. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

Humber Dogger 
west to northwest 6-7, possibly 8, increasing northwest 7-8. showers with first risk 
hail and thunderstorm. good, moderate to poor in precipitation.

German Bight 
west to northwest 5-7. showers with risk hail and thunderstorm. good, moderate to 
poor in precipitation.


Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northwest 7-8, decreasing 6-7. occasionally a shower. good, moderate in 
precipitation.

Thames Humber Dogger 
northwest 7-8, later decreasing 6-7. showers. good, moderate in precipitation, 
possibly poor.

German Bight 
west to northwest 5-7, soon increasing northwest 7-8, in the North possibly 9. 
showers. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.


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