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

   Europe forecast - January 16, 2025
   Wet Mediterranean
   Fine central Europe

   Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 16th January 2024
   Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

   Wet central Mediterranean and eastern Spain, fine in central Europe

   Thursday
   Another fine sunny day for Portugal and Spain, though clouds and
   showers arrive at the Balearics and east Spain in the afternoon.
   Showers will be frequent in Sardinia and Corsica all day, similar in
   southern Italy. Some showers remain near Greece, though gradually will
   lessen in frequency and intensity. Becoming mostly sunny in the Aegean
   and west Trkiye.
   Windy with some showers along France's southern coast. Otherwise mostly
   dry across the continent. Clouds gradually break across the Low
   Countries, southern Germany, and the Balkans to reveal good sunshine
   and milder temperatures. Remaining cloudy further east in Poland,
   Belarus, and Ukraine, a few stray showers possible in northern areas.
   A mix of cloud and sun in the UK and Denmark, mostly dry here. Spells
   of precipitation on Norway's southwest coast, more frequent north. Sun
   spells possible in Sweden and Finland with a few stray drizzly showers.
   Similar in the Baltic States.

   Friday
   Rain in the east of Spain today, and that affecting Majorca, Ibiza and
   Menorca too. Much of central and western Spain, as well as Portugal
   should be dry with some good spells of sunshine. Rain affecting Corsica
   and Sardinia, some of it heavy. Wet to in the south of Italy, but
   northern Italy should be dry and cool. Some rain in western and
   southern Greece but dry in the east. Turkey will be fair with plenty of
   sunshine.
   France will be dry with some sunshine in the sand, but maybe foggy in
   the north. The Low Countries will have fog as well Germany and Poland,
   this slowly lifting to sunny spells. Hungary and Austria as well as
   Switzerland should be dry and bright.
   Denmark will be fair with some sunny spells. Breeze in the Baltic
   states and Finland with some sunshine here and dry. Windy for Sweden
   and dry with some sunny spells. Rain affecting southern and western
   Norway, although severe gales and snow with blizzards in central and
   northern areas of Norway.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 5:15 am

Quiet and dry with regular sunshine, but also a chance of fog, especially in the first days. In
light frost in many places during the night and morning.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 10 30 60 40 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 10 20 20 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2/1 -1/2
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 7 4 4 4 4 5 6/9
Wind direction S SW O Z Z Z Z
Wind force (bft) 2 2 2 3 3 2 2


Long term, Thursday January 23, 2025 to Thursday January 30, 2025:
There is a 60-70% chance of continuation of the mainly dry weather. The chance of
a transition to changeable and mild weather is 30-40%.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 09:03 UTC 160125.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1036 hPa, over Germany and Czechia moving to Balkan. associated ridge across 
the southern part of the North Sea changing little.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
south to southeast 2-3. moderate to good, first locally poor or fog..

Thames 
south to southeast 2-3. poor or fog, increasing moderate to good.

Humber 
south to southeast 2-3. moderate to good, locally poor or fog..

German Bight Dogger 
south to southeast 2-3. poor or fog, gradually increasing mainly moderate.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
all districts south to southeast 2-3. moderate to good.

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