* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 14, 2025
Wet Iberia
Drier central and east

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 14th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain in Spain, fair central and eastern Europe

Sunday
Dry and bright over Portugal, with sunny spells. Heavy showers for
eastern Spain, drier further west. A breezy and rather cloudy day for
France, the Low Countries, Germany, Poland and Denmark with dry
conditions. Strong winds with heavy rain in northwest for the British
Isles. Windy for Norway and Sweden with rain for southern parts and
sleet, snow for the north. Some early snow for Finland and the Baltic
States, becoming drier later. Outbreaks of sleet and snow for Belarus
and Ukraine.
Another dry and bright day for the countries over Central Europe with
best of brightness for Switzerland and Hungary. Some sunny spells for
Romania and the Balkans.
Scattered showers for the Balearics, while Sardinia and Corsica will
see dry weather with sunny spells. A dry day with plenty of sunshine
for Italy and Greece. Coastal showers for northern Turkiye, but drier
brighter in south. Plenty of showers for Cyprus, some on the heavy
side.
A dry but cloudy day in Denmark and southern parts of Sweden and
Norway; snow in central areas. Morning patchy rain in the Baltic States
will clear for bright spells, though Lithuania may remain cloudy. A
bright and often sunny day in Finland with little or no precipitation.

Monday
Heavy rain affecting western Spain and Portugal on Monday. Showers in
central Spain but a further areas of rain in the easy. This also
affects the Balearics. Heavy periods of thundery rain too in Sardinia
and Corsica. Italy will be dry with morning mist and fog. Greece and
Turkey are both dry and bright, good spells of sunshine here.
Rain in southern France, Showers in the west. Drier in the north with
some sunny spells. The Low Countries and Germany should be dry and
bright as well as breezy. Poland will be fair with sunshine. Hungary.
Switzerland and Austria will all be dry with sunny spells.
Breezy and mostly dry but cloudy for Denmark. Showers rain in the
Baltic States. Rain and sleet in Finland, gales here too. Fair for
Sweden with broken cloud. Rain in western Norway but heavy showers and
strong winds to the north.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 4:22 am

Occasionally sunny and initially dry almost everywhere. Occasional rain after Wednesday. Free
mild with afternoon temperatures around 10°C. At night the temperature remains warm
above freezing point.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 30 10 40 20 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 20 10 10 20 40 60 60
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/3 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 4 4 5 4 6 7
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 8 10 11 10 11 11
Wind direction W SW Z Z SW Z Z
Wind force (bft) 3 4 4 3 3 4 3


Long term, Saturday December 20, 2025 to Saturday December 27, 2025:
First on the mild side for the time of year. After the weekend a bad one approximately 60% increasing chance of temperatures below the long-term average. The
chance of precipitation is then about 30%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:35 UTC 141225.

Gale warnings:
Dogger
southwest 8

Thames Humber German Bight
southwest 7

Dover:
no warning


Synopsis:
low, 964 hPa, southwest of Iceland moving slowly eastwards. associated trough lying
stationary over Dogger.

Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
south to southwest 4-5, increasing 5-6. moderate to good.

Thames
southwest 5-6, possibly for a time 7. good, in the eastern part first occasionally
poor.

Humber
southwest 6-7. good, in the eastern part first occasionally poor.

German Bight
southwest 6-7. moderate to good, in the southern part first occasionally poor.

Dogger
southwest 6-7, possibly for a time 8. occasional rain or drizzle. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames
south to southwest 5-6. good.

Humber
southwest 6-7, later decreasing south to southwest 5-6. good.

German Bight
southwest 6-7. good.

Dogger
southwest 6-7. occasional rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 15, 2025
Unsettled southwest
Drier central and east

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 15th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

High pressure in southeast Europe keeps the weather settled and often
sunny here. More unsettled west and north, particularly wet in the
southwest.

Monday
Heavy rain affecting western Spain and Portugal on Monday. Showers in
central Spain but a further areas of rain in the east. This also
affects the Balearics. Heavy periods of thundery rain later in Sardinia
and Corsica. Italy will be dry with morning mist and fog. The Balkans,
Greece, and Türkiye are dry and bright, good spells of sunshine here.
Rain in southern France, outbreaks of showers elsewhere, possibly
frequent west. Drier in the north with some sunny spells. The Low
Countries and Germany should be dry and bright as well as breezy.
Poland will be fair with sunshine, more cloud to the south in Czechia
and Slovakia. Switzerland and Austria will all be dry with sunny
spells, with sun more extensive in the countries near the Black Sea.
Breezy and mostly dry but cloudy for Denmark. Showery rain in the
Baltic States. Rain and sleet in Finland, a broader area of snow in the
north later; gales here too. Fair for Sweden with broken cloud. Rain in
western Norway but heavy showers and strong winds to the north.

Tuesday
Often raining in Iberia and over the Balearics, the rain heaviest and
most persistent in eastern Spain. A broad area of rain lingers over
Sardinia, Corsica, and western Italy, the rain heavy and incessant in
northwest Italy, increasingly more widespread across the west coast. A
risk of strong winds in the central Mediterranean. Some cloud in
Croatia, but the rest of the Balkan States likely sunny and fine;
similarly fine in Greece and west Türkiye.
Some showery rain in France but decent sunny spells between the rain.
Patchy rain will drift into the Low Countries. Snow in the southern
mountains of Switzerland, dry with a mix of cloud and sun for the rest
of the country and similar conditions in Austria. Most of the northern
and eastern continent will see a mix of cloud and sun, with the sun
most abundant from Slovakia/Hungary and eastward towards the Black Sea.
Likely dry with mixed cloud and sun in Denmark and southern Sweden,
some patchy rain is possible later in the day. Some rain and snow in
southwest Norway, spreading north later. Some rain too in central parts
of Sweden and Finland, mostly dry elsewhere but largely cloudy. Dry too
in the Baltic States with increasing bright spells from the south.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, December 15, 2025 at 2:55 am

Often cloudy and occasionally rain. Fairly mild with afternoon temperatures around 11°C,
next weekend a few degrees lower.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 50 40 20 20 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 10 30 20 30 50 20 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0/1 0/1 0/3 0/2 0 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 4 5 4 6 7 4 4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 11 10 11 11 8 8
Wind direction Z Z ZW Z Z Z Z
Wind force (bft) 4 3 3 4 3 2 2


Long term, Monday December 22, 2025 to Monday December 29, 2025:
The chance of temperatures below the long-term average increases to approx
70%. The daily chance of precipitation is about 20%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:51 UTC 151225.

Gale warnings:
German Bight Dogger
south to southwest 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
low, 957, over the Norwegian Sea will move northwards. Associated trough is lying
fairly stationary over Dogger.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
south 5-6. good.

Thames Humber
south to southwest 5-6. good.

German Bight
south to southwest 5-6, first in the northern part 6-7. good.

Dogger
south to southwest 5-6, first in the eastern part possibly 7. especially in the
western part rain or drizzle. good, in precipitation moderate, sometimes poor.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
south 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5, later 3-4. good.

Thames Humber
south 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5. good.

German Bight
south 4-5, first in the western part 5-6. good.

Dogger
south 5-6, from the west decreasing northeast 3-4. periods of rain or drizzle. good,
in precipitation moderate, sometimes poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 16, 2025
More rain in Spain
Wet northern Italy

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 16th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain in Spain, Portugal and northern Italy

Tuesday
Often raining in Iberia and over the Balearics, the rain heaviest and
most persistent in eastern Spain. A broad area of rain lingers over
Sardinia, Corsica, and western Italy, the rain heavy and incessant in
northwest Italy, increasingly more widespread across the west coast. A
risk of strong winds in the central Mediterranean. Some cloud in
Croatia, but the rest of the Balkan States likely sunny and fine;
similarly fine in Greece and west Türkiye.
Some showery rain in France but decent sunny spells between the rain.
Patchy rain will drift into the Low Countries. Snow in the southern
mountains of Switzerland, dry with a mix of cloud and sun for the rest
of the country and similar conditions in Austria. Most of the northern
and eastern continent will see a mix of cloud and sun, with the sun
most abundant from Slovakia/Hungary and eastward towards the Black Sea.
Likely dry with mixed cloud and sun in Denmark and southern Sweden,
some patchy rain is possible later in the day. Some rain and snow in
southwest Norway, spreading north later. Some rain too in central parts
of Sweden and Finland, mostly dry elsewhere but largely cloudy. Dry too
in the Baltic States with increasing bright spells from the south.

Wednesday
Fair for Portugal and the west of Spain with good spells of sunshine.
Rain and cloud in eastern areas of Spain. Further rain in the Balearics
with some showers in Corsica. Showers too in Italy, heavy in the north.
Greece and Turkey should be dry with decent spells of sunshine to come
here.
France will be mostly dry with broken cloud, just an odd shower to the
south. More fair weather to come through the Low Countries and Germany.
Poland and Hungary should be dry with good spells of sunshine. Austria
and Switzerland are mostly dry, just an occasional showers in the
south.
Coud and some patchy rain or drizzle in Denmark. The same front will be
lying across the Baltic States giving cloud and periods of rain here.
Broken cloud and mostly dry in Finland. Patchy rain and drizzle for the
far south of Sweden, dry in the north. Showers in western parts of
Norway, fair for most other areas.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 2:44 am

First often cloudy, mild and occasionally rain, especially on Thursday and Friday. From
the weekend will be mainly dry and less mild.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 40 20 20 40 40 20 10
Precipitation probability (%) 30 40 40 50 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0/1 0/3 0/2 0 0/2 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 4 6 7 3 3 2
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 10 11 11 8 8 6
Wind direction S SW S SW S SE E
Wind force (bft) 2 3 4 3 2 2 3


Long term, Tuesday December 23, 2025 to Tuesday December 30, 2025:
High chance (60-70%) of predominantly dry conditions where the temperature gradually decreases to a few degrees below the long-term average.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:45 UTC 161225.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
trough over the North Sea moving slowly eastwards and will reach at night the coastal area. weak ridge over the British Isles moving at night slowly to the North
Sea.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
south to southwest 3-4, later from the west veering north to northwest. good.

Thames
south to southwest 3-4, later from the west veering north to northwest. an isolated
shower. good, in precipitation moderate.

Humber
south to southwest 3-4, from the west veering north to northwest. in the northern
part rain or drizzle. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor.

German Bight
south 4-5, soon decreasing southwest 3-4, later in the northwestern part veering
north to northwest. rain or drizzle, in the eastern part an isolated shower. good,
in precipitation moderate, possibly poor.

Dogger
north to northwest 2-4, in the eastern part first south 3-4. rain or drizzle. good,
in precipitation moderate, possibly poor.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
north to northwest 3-4, decreasing 2-3, later backing west to southwest. good.

Thames
north to northwest 3-4, decreasing 2-3, later backing west to southwest. first rain
or drizzle. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor.

Humber
north to northwest 3-4, decreasing west 2-3, later from the west increasing 4-5.
first in the northeastern part light rain or drizzle. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor.

German Bight
southwest 3-4, temporary possibly 5, in the west veering northwest 3-4. rain or
drizzle, locally an isolated shower. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly poor.

Dogger
north to northwest 3-4, gradually backing southwest, later from the west increasing
5-6. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 17, 2025
More rain in Spain
Wet northern Italy

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 17th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Rain in Spain, Portugal and northern Italy

Wednesday
Fair for Portugal and the west of Spain with good spells of sunshine.
Rain and cloud in eastern areas of Spain. Further rain in the Balearics
with some showers in Corsica. Showers too in Italy, heavy in the north.
Greece and Turkey should be dry with decent spells of sunshine to come
here.
France will be mostly dry with broken cloud, just an odd shower to the
south. More fair weather to come through the Low Countries and Germany.
Poland and Hungary should be dry with good spells of sunshine. Austria
and Switzerland are mostly dry, just an occasional showers in the
south.
Coud and some patchy rain or drizzle in Denmark. The same front will be
lying across the Baltic States giving cloud and periods of rain here.
Broken cloud and mostly dry in Finland. Patchy rain and drizzle for the
far south of Sweden, dry in the north. Showers in western parts of
Norway, fair for most other areas.

Thursday
Fair for Portugal and the west of Spain with good spells of sunshine.
Rain and cloud in eastern areas of Spain. Further rain in the Balearics
with some showers in Corsica. Showers too in Italy, heavy in the north.
Greece and Turkey should be dry with decent spells of sunshine to come
here.
France will be mostly dry with broken cloud, just an odd shower to the
south. More fair weather to come through the Low Countries and Germany.
Poland and Hungary should be dry with good spells of sunshine. Austria
and Switzerland are mostly dry, just an occasional showers in the
south.
Coud and some patchy rain or drizzle in Denmark. The same front will be
lying across the Baltic States giving cloud and periods of rain here.
Broken cloud and mostly dry in Finland. Patchy rain and drizzle for the
far south of Sweden, dry in the north. Showers in western parts of
Norway, fair for most other areas.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 3:32 am

Soft at first and occasionally rain. Mostly dry, gradually, from the weekend onwards
less mild and a chance of fog during the night and morning.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 20 20 40 20 20 10 20
Precipitation probability (%) 40 40 50 20 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0/3 0/2 0 0/2 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 4 6 7 3 3 2 1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 11 11 8 8 6 5
Wind direction SW S SW S SE O NE
Wind force (bft) 3 4 3 2 2 3 3


Long term, Wednesday December 24, 2025 to Wednesday December 31, 2025:
High chance (70%) of dry and (fairly) cold winter weather and a small chance (30%) of
slightly changeable and fairly mild conditions.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:15 UTC 171225.

Gale warnings:
Dover Thames Humber Dogger
south to southwest 7

German Bight:
no warning


Synopsis:
Weak trough over the German Bight will move away soon. Atlantic low, 944, moving
slowly northeastwards. Associated trough moving eastwards across the North Sea Thursday night and morning.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 3-4, gradually increasing south to southwest 6-7. good.

Thames
west to southwest 2-3, gradually increasing south to southwest 6-7. in the western
part especially later rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Humber
southwest 3-4, in the coastal area first westerly 2-3, gradually increasing south to
southwest 6-7. in the western part especially later rain. good, in precipitation
possibly moderate.

German Bight
southwest 2-4, first locally northwesterly, increasing south to southwest 5-6. first
in the eastern part occasionally drizzle. good, in precipitation moderate, possibly
poor and especially in the coastal area risk of fog.

Dogger
south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 6-7. especially later rain. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
south to southwest 6-7, later decreasing 4-5. soon rain. good, in precipitation
occasionally moderate.

Thames Humber
south to southwest 6-7, later decreasing 4-5. rain. good, in precipitation occasionally moderate.

German Bight
south to southwest 5-6, soon increasing 6-7, later decreasing 5-6. in the night and
morning rain. good, in precipitation occasionally moderate.

Dogger
south to southwest 6-7, later decreasing 4-5. in the evening and night rain. good,
in precipitation occasionally moderate.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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Europe forecast - December 18, 2025
Windy, often wet north
Best sun southeast

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 18th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Strong winds blow across northern Europe; often wet here, some rain
drifting across west/southwestern countries as well.

Thursday
Fair for Portugal and Spain with good spells of sunshine, through heavy
rain arrives into northwestern areas late in the day. Rain and cloud in
eastern areas of Spain. Some scattered showers over the Balearics and
Corsica though often dry and sunny. Scattered showers too in Italy,
mostly north and west, but often dry. Mixed cloud and sun for the
Balkan States. Greece and Turkey should be dry with decent spells of
sunshine to come here.
France will be mostly dry with broken cloud, just an odd shower to the
south, windy in the west and increasingly wet northwest. Early rain in
the Low Countries and northwest Germany tends to east, some sun
breaking out. Poland and Hungary should be dry with good spells of
sunshine. Austria and Switzerland are mostly dry, just an occasional
showers in the south. A few showers too in Slovakia and Romania but
many dry with sun spells.
Widely windy across northern Europe. Extensive rain and snow in central
and south Norway in the morning soon slips east into Denmark and
Sweden, snow spreading widely in northern areas and into Finland. South
and east Finland stay dry though cloudy, similar conditions in the
Baltic States too.

Friday
A band of heavy rain sweeps across Portugal and west Spain, rain more
scattered east Spain. Scattered showers for the Balearics, Sardinia,
and Corsica. Showers in northwest Italy too, brighter south. A few
showers for coastal Croatia, otherwise the Balkan States dry and
bright. Greece and Türkiye also sunny most of the day.
Rain sweeps across west and central France, scattered showers in the
far southeast. This rain extends into the Low Countries and northern
Germany, tending to ease as the day goes. Often bright/sunny in
southern Germany and the Alpine countries. Some cloud and patchy rain
in Slovakia and Hungary, more often sunny towards the Black Sea. Poland
will be often sunny as well.
A keen southwesterly wind blows across Denmark and southern parts of
Norway and Sweden. Early rain in Denmark and Sweden passes into
Finland. Some snow will linger across northern Scandinavia into
nighttime. Rain/snow showers into southwest Norway. Drier in the
Baltics with sunny spells, though some rain into Estonia later in the
day.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 3:31 am

Mild at first, occasional rain and a chance of fog at night and during the weekend
morning. Persistently gray early next week, but mostly dry and gradual
less soft.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 30 40 10 20 30 20 10
Precipitation probability (%) 50 60 20 30 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/2 0/2 0 0/1 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 8 3 4 3 1 2
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 12 12 8 9 7 5 4
Wind direction S SW S SE O NO NO
Wind force (bft) 4 3 2 2 3 3 4


Long term, Thursday December 25, 2025 to Thursday January 1, 2026:
Initially almost dry with a high chance (80%) of (fairly) cold winter weather and a
small chance (20%) of fairly mild weather. At the end of the period
the chance of (winter) precipitation increases to 20-30%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:36 UTC 181225.

Gale warnings:
Dover Thames Humber
south 8

German Bight Dogger
south to southwest 7



Synopsis:
low south of Iceland 954 moving slowly eastwards. associated trough over the east of
the North Sea moving slowly east. second trough will reach the North Sea in the
afternoon and evening.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
south 5-6, increasing 7, possibly 8. occasionally rain or drizzle. moderate to good,
in precipitation sometimes poor.

Thames Humber
south to southwest 5-6, increasing 6-7, later possibly 8. occasionally rain or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation sometimes poor.

German Bight
south to southwest 6-7, decreasing south 5-6, later increasing 7, possibly 8. occasionally rain or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation sometimes poor.

Dogger
southwest backing southeast 5-6, later increasing south to southwest 7, possibly 8.
later rain or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation sometimes poor.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
south to southwest 7-8, decreasing southwest 5-6. first occasionally rain or drizzle.
moderate to good, in precipitation sometimes poor.

Thames
south to southwest 7-8, decreasing southwest 5-6. especially first occasionally rain
or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation sometimes poor.

Humber
south to southwest 7-8, decreasing southwest 5-6, later increasing 6-7. especially
first occasionally rain or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation sometimes
poor.

German Bight
south to southwest 7-8, decreasing southwest 6-7. occasionally rain or drizzle.
moderate to good, in precipitation sometimes poor.

Dogger
south to southwest 7-8, decreasing southwest 6-7. first rain or drizzle, later risk
of a shower. moderate to good, in precipitation sometimes poor.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 19, 2025
Cold in north and east.
Wet in northwest.

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 19th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure Central Europe

Friday
A wet start for Portugal with some heavy rain, but becoming drier
later. A band of rain spreads over Spain through the day, with the best
of the conditions over the east coast. Outbreaks of rain for France
moving slowly to the southeast. Windy over the British Isles with
showers mostly over western exposure. Outbreaks of mostly light rain
for the Low Countries and Denmark. A dry bright start for Germany, but
some rain arrives in west later. Outbreaks of rain for southern parts
of Norway, Sweden and Finland, but turning to snow further north.
Breezy and cloudy but mostly dry for the Baltic States and Poland.
Lighter winds and cloudy skies for Belarus and Ukraine.
A dry day for Switzerland and Austria perhaps with some bright spells.
Cloudier for Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. Bright with sunny spells
for Romania and the Balkans.
Cloudy with some showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica. A few
showers for Italy, but a longer spell of rain arrives over the southern
parts. A dry day with sunshine for Greece, Turkiye and Cyprus.

Saturday
A dry and bright start for Portugal, but plenty of showers arriving
later. Cloudy with some light rain for Spain through the morning, with
a longer spell of heavy rain arriving in the afternoon. Cloudy for
France with some showers, more frequent in northwest. Breezy with
outbreaks of rain for the British Isles. Some light rain for the Low
Countries and western parts of Germany. Mostly dry but rather cloudy
for Denmark, Sweden and Finland, but some sleet or snow for northern
and western Norway. Outbreaks of rain for the Baltic States. Dry but
cloudy for Belarus and Ukraine.
Another dry day for Central Europe as high pressure dominates the area.
Best of brightness of Austria and Czechia. Bright or sunny spells for
Romania and the Balkans.
Showers for the Balearics, but a longer spell of rain is expected
later. A few showers for Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Outbreaks of rain
for Greece, locally heavy in South. Mostly dry for Turkiye, best of the
brightness in east. Some showers for Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 5:10 am

Mild at first, occasional rain and a chance of fog at night and during the weekend
morning. Persistently gray early next week, but mostly dry and gradual
falling temperatures.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 40 10 40 50 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 60 40 20 10 10 10 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/2 0/1 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 10 3 5 3 1 1 -2/1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 11 7 9 7 5 4 1/5
Wind direction SW SE SE O NO NO NO
Wind force (bft) 3 2 2 3 3 4 3


Long term, Friday December 26, 2025 to Friday January 2, 2026:
Initially almost dry with a high chance (70%) of (fairly) cold winter weather and a
small chance (30%) of fairly mild weather. At the end of the period 50%
chance of a transition to more changeable and (temporarily) less cold conditions.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:38 UTC 191225.

Gale warnings:
Humber Dogger
southwest 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
low 980 north of Scotland moving northeast whilst filling. ridge building over the
British Isles expected over the North Sea by end of period.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west to southwest 4-5. good.

Thames
west to southwest 5-6, later decreasing 4-5. good.

Humber
southwest 6-7, decreasing 5-6. good.

German Bight
southwest 5-6. first in the southeastern part occasionally rain or drizzle. good.

Dogger
southwest 6-7. good.


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest backing south to southeast 3-4. risk of a shower. good, in precipitation
sometimes moderate.

Thames
southwest backing south 3-4. later risk of a shower. good, in precipitation sometimes moderate.

Humber
west to southwest 4-5, later backing south to southwest 3-4. good, later in the
eastern part risk of fog.

German Bight
west to southwest 5-6, decreasing southwest 4. good, later in the southern part risk
of fog.

Dogger
southwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 20, 2025
Cold in north and east.
Wet in southwest.

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 20th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure Central Europe

Saturday
A dry and bright start for Portugal, but plenty of showers arriving
later. Cloudy with some light rain for Spain through the morning, with
a longer spell of heavy rain arriving in the afternoon. Cloudy for
France with some showers, more frequent in northwest. Breezy with
outbreaks of rain for the British Isles. Some light rain for the Low
Countries and western parts of Germany. Mostly dry but rather cloudy
for Denmark, Sweden and Finland, but some sleet or snow for northern
and western Norway. Outbreaks of rain for the Baltic States. Dry but
cloudy for Belarus and Ukraine.
Another dry day for Central Europe as high pressure dominates the area.
Best of brightness of Austria and Czechia. Bright or sunny spells for
Romania and the Balkans.
Showers for the Balearics, but a longer spell of rain is expected
later. A few showers for Sardinia, Corsica and Italy. Outbreaks of rain
for Greece, locally heavy in South. Mostly dry for Turkiye, best of the
brightness in east. Some showers for Cyprus.

Sunday
Early heavy rain and then coastal showers for Portugal. Outbreaks of
rain, perhaps heavy, with snow over high ground for Spain. Unsettled
for France with outbreaks of rain, heavy in central and southern parts.
Cloudy and breezy for the British Isles along with some rain. Dry but
breezy and rather cloudy for the Low Countries, Germany, Denmark and
Poland. High pressure over Scandinavia with dry bur rather cloudy
conditions for Norway and Sweden. Finland will see cloudy skies with
some patchy light snow in north. A dry and breezy day for the Baltic
States. Belarus and Ukraine will see dry conditions.
Settled conditions will continue over Central Europe with mostly cloudy
conditions but some sunny spells perhaps over Switzerland and Austria.
Similar conditions for Romania and the Balkans.
A dry start for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica but heavy rain
arrives later in the day. A mostly dry day for Italy, but increasingly
cloudy with some rain in west later. Outbreaks of rain for Greece,
mostly in south. Similar in Turkiye. Heavy showers or thunderstorms for
Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 19, 2025 at 5:10 am

Mild at first, occasional rain and a chance of fog at night and during the weekend
morning. Persistently gray early next week, but mostly dry and gradual
falling temperatures.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 40 10 40 50 20 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 60 40 20 10 10 10 30
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/2 0/1 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 10 3 5 3 1 1 -2/1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 11 7 9 7 5 4 1/5
Wind direction SW SE SE O NO NO NO
Wind force (bft) 3 2 2 3 3 4 3


Long term, Friday December 26, 2025 to Friday January 2, 2026:
Initially almost dry with a high chance (70%) of (fairly) cold winter weather and a
small chance (30%) of fairly mild weather. At the end of the period 50%
chance of a transition to more changeable and (temporarily) less cold conditions.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:28 UTC 201225.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
Ridge over the Netherlands and the North Sea is moving northeastwards away. Trough
over France and Belgium is gradually moving northwestwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southeast 3, occasionally 4, gradually increasing east to southeast 4, possibly 5.
soon occasionally light rain or drizzle. good, in precipitation mainly moderate.

Thames
south to southeast 3-4, backing east to southeast, later possibly 5. first risk of
an isolated shower, gradually in the eastern part light rain or drizzle. good, in
precipitation moderate, possibly poor and in the coastal area first possibly fog.

Humber
south to southwest 3-4, backing southeast, later increasing east to southeast 4-5.
risk of an isolated shower, later in the eastern part light rain or drizzle. good,
in precipitation moderate, possibly poor and in the coastal area especially first
possibly fog.

German Bight
southwest 3-4, temporary decreasing 2-3, backing southeast, later increasing east to
southeast 4-5. good, in the south poor or fog, later increasing moderate.

Dogger
southwest mainly 4, backing southeast, later increasing 4-5. gradually risk of an
isolated shower. good, in the western part especially first locally moderate to poor.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east to southeast 4, possibly 5, decreasing south to southeast 3-4. occasionally
light rain or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.

Thames
east to southeast 4, occasionally 5, decreasing southeast 3-4. occasionally light
rain or drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.

Humber
east to southeast 4-5, later decreasing southeast 3-4. occasionally light rain or
drizzle. moderate to good, in precipitation possibly poor.

German Bight
east to southeast 4-5, temporary occasionally 6. occasionally light rain or drizzle.
good, in precipitation and in the south first mainly moderate.

Dogger
southeast 4-5, especially in the north gradually occasionally 6. occasionally light
rain or drizzle. good, in precipitation mainly moderate.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 21, 2025
Wet south and west
Colder east and north

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 21st December 2025
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Wet Mediterranean and much of western Europe, colder east and north

Sunday
Early heavy rain and then coastal showers for Portugal. Outbreaks of
rain, perhaps heavy, with snow over high ground for Spain. Unsettled
for France with outbreaks of rain, heavy in central and southern parts.
Cloudy and breezy for the British Isles along with some rain. Dry but
breezy and rather cloudy for the Low Countries, Germany, Denmark and
Poland. High pressure over Scandinavia with dry bur rather cloudy
conditions for Norway and Sweden. Finland will see cloudy skies with
some patchy light snow in north. A dry and breezy day for the Baltic
States. Belarus and Ukraine will see dry conditions.
Settled conditions will continue over Central Europe with mostly cloudy
conditions but some sunny spells perhaps over Switzerland and Austria.
Similar conditions for Romania and the Balkans.
A dry start for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica but heavy rain
arrives later in the day. A mostly dry day for Italy, but increasingly
cloudy with some rain in west later. Outbreaks of rain for Greece,
mostly in south. Similar in Turkiye. Heavy showers or thunderstorms for
Cyprus.

Monday
Rain for northern Portugal and northern Spain. A few showers in eastern
and southern Spain too. Heavy showers in the Balearics with heavy rain
for Corsica and Sardinia as well as northern Italy. Further showers in
southern Italy. Greece will be mostly dry with isolated showers, whilst
rain affects Turkey.
France will have rain west and south but fair in northern France. the
Low Countries and Germany as well as Poland will be cold and dry with
sunny spells. Dry too in Hungary and Austria with rain in Switzerland.
Denmark will be dry and bright with sunny spells. More sunshine to come
through the Low Countries. Finland will be cold and dry. Staying cold
and dry in Sweden. A few snow showers in northern Norway but dry and
cold for most.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 2:52 am

Dry and an alternation of sun and clouds. From Wednesday it will be a lot colder. During Christmas it will probably be dry and sunny with a cold
east wind.

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Sunshine (%) 30 30 20 40 80 70 60
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 6 3 1 -1 -3 -3 -3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 10 6 6 2 1 2 1/4
Wind direction O O O NO NO NO NO
Wind force (bft) 3 3 3 4 4 3 2


Long term, Sunday December 28, 2025 to Sunday January 4, 2026:
Probably slightly less cold, but still temperatures slightly below
long-term averages. The chance of (winter) precipitation gradually increases
to about 50%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:03 UTC 211225.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High over the Norwegian Sea, 1023, is building and is moving to Scandinavia.

Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southeast 3-4, soon backing east, increasing 4-5. occasionally light rain or drizzle.
moderate to good, especially in precipitation possibly poor, gradually increasing
good.

Thames Humber
southeast 3-4, increasing east 4-5, later possibly 6. in the western part temporary
light rain or drizzle. moderate to good, especially in precipitation possibly poor,
gradually increasing good.

German Bight
east to southeast, occasionally 6. good, in the coastal area possibly moderate.

Dogger
east to southeast 4-5, in the north first 5-6. especially first occasionally light
rain or drizzle. moderate to good, especially in precipitation possibly poor, gradually increasing good.


Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
mainly east 4, occasionally 5, gradually veering southeast 3-4. especially first
occasionally light rain or drizzle. good.

Thames
east to southeast 4-5, first possibly 6. good.

Humber
east 4-5, especially in the northeastern part 5-6, veering southeast. good, in the
west first possibly moderate.

German Bight
east to southeast 5-6. good, in the coastal area first possibly moderate.

Dogger
east to southeast 4-5, soon increasing 5-6. good, in the west first possibly moderate.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 23, 2025
Wet southern Europe
Cold, windy north

Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 23rd December 2025
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Wet southern Europe, cold but drier north and windy in places

Tuesday
Often raining across Iberia, some bright spells breaking out later.
Showery across the central Mediterranean, the rain frequent and heavy
in central and west Italy. Showery rain will similarly drift into the
Balkan States from the Adriatic Sea. Dry in Greece at first with sunny
spells, then heavy rain arrives in the west. Dry in west Türkiye, rainy
in central areas.
More showery rain in the south of France, fine to the north with bright
spells. More dry weather for the Low Countries and Germany but cloudy
with a cold easterly wind. Mostly dry and cloudy in Poland and Czechia
too but with isolated pockets of sleet/snow. Dry with bright spells in
Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria.
A cool easterly blows across Denmark and southern Sweden, some patchy
rain and snow in eastern areas. Largely dry and cloudy again for
Scandinavia, some morning snow in northern Finland. Cold in the Baltic
States, bright or sunny in Latvia and Lithuania.

Wednesday
Showery rain in northern Spain, fair for most areas and in Portugal
too. Heavy periods of rain reaching the Balearics. Corsica and Sardinia
will be wet with heavy periods of rain too. More rain Italy and again
that will be heavy. Greece will be wet and heavy. More rain in western
Turkey but dry in central and eastern areas.
String winds and cold in France, rain in eastern and southern France.
The rest of the country will be dry with sunny spells. More sunny
spells for the Low Countries. Germany and Poland will be mostly dry.
Cloudy in Hungary whilst Austria and Switzerland will be wet with heavy
periods of rain.
Fair through Denmark and cold too. The Baltic States will be dry and
fair. Windy with broken cloud in Finland. Dry in Sweden with sunny
spells in the south. Windy in the north. Norway will be fair to the
south. Windy and wet in the north with a risk of gales.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 4:49 am

Sunny, dry and maximum temperatures around freezing point on Christmas Day. Then
gradually more clouds and maximum temperatures that slowly rise and after weekend around the long-term average. Sunday chance (possibly
persistent) fog. It freezes slightly at night. It stays dry.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 10 70 80 70 50 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 2 0 -4 -4 -3 -1 -2/1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 5 3 0 2 3 4 6
Wind direction NO NO NO NO NO NO NW
Wind force (bft) 4 4 4 3 3 3 2


Long term, Tuesday December 30, 2025 to Tuesday January 6, 2026:
Maximum temperatures around the long-term average and 40-50% chance of precipitation.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:19 UTC 231225.

Gale warnings:
German Bight
east to southeast 7

Humber
east 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
High, 1036, over Scandinavia moving to the northern part of the North Sea.

Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 5-6. good.

Thames
east 5-6. good.

Humber
east 5-6, later in the eastern part possibly 7. good.

German Bight
east to southeast 5-6, temporary increasing 6-7. good.

Dogger
east to southeast 5-6. good.


Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 5-6, later 6-7. good.

Thames
east 5-6, later increasing 6-7. good.

Humber
east 5-6, in the eastern part possibly 7. good.

German Bight
east 5-6, in the northern part decreasing east to northeast 4-5. good.

Dogger
east to southeast 5-6, decreasing east 4-5. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 24, 2025
Rain central & south
Windy, cold north

Issued: 0530hrs Wednesday 24th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Wet central and southern areas of Europe, windy in the north and colder
for Father Christmas and the reindeer tonight

Christmas Eve
Showery rain in northern Spain, fair for most areas and in Portugal
too. Heavy periods of rain reaching the Balearics. Corsica and Sardinia
will be wet with heavy periods of rain too. More rain Italy and again
that will be heavy. Greece will be wet and heavy. More rain in western
Turkey but dry in central and eastern areas.
String winds and cold in France, rain in eastern and southern France.
The rest of the country will be dry with sunny spells. More sunny
spells for the Low Countries. Germany and Poland will be mostly dry.
Cloudy in Hungary whilst Austria and Switzerland will be wet with heavy
periods of rain.
Fair through Denmark and cold too. The Baltic States will be dry and
fair. Windy with broken cloud in Finland. Dry in Sweden with sunny
spells in the south. Windy in the north. Norway will be fair to the
south. Windy and wet in the north with a risk of gales.

Christmas Day
Heavy rain in eastern areas of Spain. Further rain in the far
northwest. Other areas brighter with sunny spells and mostly dry. Wet
in the Balearics with heavy rain. Staying unsettled through Italy with
more rain here, heavy in the south. Greece will be wet with heavy rain,
and the rain staying heavy in western Turkey.
Cloud and some rain in the far south of France. Mostly dry with lots of
cloud in the rest of France. Breezy in the Low Countries with some
bright spells here. Germany and Poland will be drier with broken cloud
and sunshine. Cloudier skies for Hungary and Austria. Bright spells in
Switzerland.
Norway
there will be some snow showers in the west and north and it is going
to be breezy, gales in the north.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 4:49 am

Sunny, dry and maximum temperatures around freezing point on Christmas Day. Then
gradually more clouds and maximum temperatures that slowly rise and after weekend around the long-term average. Sunday chance (possibly
persistent) fog. It freezes slightly at night. It stays dry.

Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon
Sunshine (%) 10 70 80 70 50 20 20
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 10 10 10 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 2 0 -4 -4 -3 -1 -2/1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 5 3 0 2 3 4 6
Wind direction NO NO NO NO NO NO NW
Wind force (bft) 4 4 4 3 3 3 2


Long term, Tuesday December 30, 2025 to Tuesday January 6, 2026:
Maximum temperatures around the long-term average and 40-50% chance of precipitation.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:13 UTC 241225.

Gale warnings:
Dover Thames Humber
east to northeast 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
High, 1040, over the south of Norway is gradually moving to the northern part of the
North Sea.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames
east to northeast 6-7. good.

Humber
east 5-6, in the south occasionally 7. good.

German Bight
east to northeast 4-5, in the southern part 5-6. good.

Dogger
east to northeast 4-5. good.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 6-7, possibly for a time 8. good.

Thames Humber German Bight Dogger
no significant change.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 25, 2025
Cold in north and east.
Wet in southwest.

Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 25th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Filotas Paschos

High pressure Northwest Europe

Thursday
A mostly dry and bright day for Portugal. Spain will see plenty of
shower over the east coast, and some over the north coast, but mostly
dry elsewhere. Some early sleet or snow for the northwestern parts of
France, and some showers for the south coast. A mostly dry but breezy
day for the British Isles, the Low Countries and Germany. Dry but with
light winds for Denmark and Poland. A mostly dry and bright day for
Norway, but cloudier and more breezy for Sweden and Finland. Bright
with strong winds for the Baltic Staes, while some snow is expected for
the eastern parts of Belarus and Ukraine.
A rather cloudy but mostly dry day for the countries of Central Europe.
Perhaps some early light snow for Austria and Switzerland. Bright with
sunny spells for Romania. Cloudier but mostly dry for the Balkans.
Plenty of showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica, some on the
heavy side. Showers for Italy more frequent over the coastal areas,
with some snow over high ground in the north. Some heavy rain to start
with, over Greece, turning drier later. Some rain for western Turkiye,
drier further east. Bright with sunny spells for Cyprus.

Friday
Some coastal showers for the Iberia, more frequent at first for the
Spanish coast, and then over the Portuguese coast later in the day. A
mostly dry bright day for France, but some rain is expected in far
southwest. Dry, rather cloudy and breezy for the British Isles, the Low
Countries, Germany, and Poland while lighter winds are expected for
Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Breezy with bright conditions for Finland
and the Baltic States. Some patchy snow for Ukraine and eastern
Belarus.
Another dry day for Switzerland and Austria perhaps with some bright
skies. Cloudier for Czechia, Hungary and Slovakia. A cloudy day for
Romania perhaps with some patchy sleet over the eastern parts. Same for
Bulgaria, but rest of the Balkans will remain dry.
Frequent showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica, as well as
Malta and southern Italy. Some patchy rain at first for Greece, while
eastern Turkiye will see outbreaks of snow. Some showers for Cyprus.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 2:47 am

Dry, partly cloudy. Maximum temperatures rise slowly and decline
weekend around the long-term average. Sunday chance of (possibly persistent) fog. There will be light frost at night, with a chance of local frost on Sunday and Monday
smoothness. A small chance of rain, possibly wet snow, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 90 80 40 40 20 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 0 0 10 10 20 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/2
Minimum temp. (gr. C) -4 -6 -2 -1 -3/0 2 2
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) -1 2 6 3 6 7 6
Wind direction NO NO NO NO W NW NW
Wind force (bft) 4 3 2 2 3 3 3


Long term, Thursday January 1, 2026 to Thursday January 8, 2026:
Maximum temperatures below the long-term average and variable. Possibly too winter precipitation.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:15 UTC 251225.

Gale warnings:
Dover Thames Humber
east to northeast 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
high, 1041, over the northern part of the North Sea is slowly moving to Scotland.
associated ridge building over the German Bight.

Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 6-7, soon decreasing 5-6, later 4-5. good.

Thames
east to northeast 6-7, decreasing 5-6. good.

Humber
east to northeast 5-6, in the southern part occasionally 7. good.

German Bight
east to northeast 4-5, in the southern part first 5-6. good.

Dogger
east to northeast 4-5. good.


Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 4-5, later increasing 5-6. good.

Thames Humber
east 5-6. good.

German Bight
east 4-5, in the northern part variable 2-4. good.

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


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 26, 2025
Very windy Scandinavia
Wet in southwest.

Issued: 0530hrs Friday 26th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

High pressure near Iceland keeps central and northwest Europe the most
settled, bright in the southeast.

Friday
Some coastal showers for the Iberia, more frequent at first for the
Spanish east coast, and then over the Portuguese coast later in the
day. Frequent showers for the Balearics, Sardinia and Corsica, as well
as Malta and southern Italy; brighter north Italy. Dry with a mix of
cloud and sun for the Balkan States. Some patchy rain at first for
Greece, while eastern Türkiye will see outbreaks of snow. Some showers
for Cyprus.
A mostly dry bright day for France, but some rain is expected in the
far south. Dry, bright, and breezy for the British Isles, the Low
Countries, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Cloudier for Czechia,
Hungary, Slovakia, and Poland, but remaining dry here. A cloudy day for
Romania perhaps with some patchy sleet over the eastern parts. Same for
Bulgaria.
Fine and bright in Denmark and southern parts of Sweden and Norway.
Windy with bright conditions for Finland and the Baltic States. Windier
in northern Scandinavia with wintry showers into northwest Norway.

Saturday
More rain in Iberia, locally heavy east and south, this rain extending
across the Balearics and Sardinia. Drier and increasingly bright in
Corsica and Italy. Similarly sunny and fine for the Balkan States and
Greece, just some patchy rain in the Aegean Sea and the southeast cost.
Fine in western Türkiye, snow in the mountains central and east.
A bright, breezy across most of central and western Europe. Cloud
increasingly drifts into northern parts of the Netherlands and Germany,
a generally cloudier and windier day in Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Patchy snow in eastern Poland later in the day, risk of this snow
becoming more widespread in Belarus.
More fine weather in Denmark and breezy. Frequent snow showers and very
strong winds across central and northern Norway, brighter in the south.
Bright in Sweden too but powerful winds here too. Windy with snow in
northern Finland, the snow more patchy in the south. Windy with patchy
rain and snow in the Baltic States.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, December 26, 2025 at 4:25 am

Quite a lot of clouds, somewhat higher temperatures especially during the first days
inland there is still a chance of light frost at night with a chance of (local) smoothness. There is also a chance of fog on Sunday and Monday. The odds increase around New Year's Eve
precipitation that can also have a winter character inland.

Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 80 40 40 20 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 0 10 10 20 20 30 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0/2 1/5
Minimum temp. (gr. C) -6 -5 -1 -3/0 2 2 3
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 2 4 3 6 7 6 6
Wind direction NO NO NO W NW NW W
Wind force (bft) 3 2 2 3 3 3 4


Long term, Friday January 2, 2026 to Friday January 9, 2026:
Quite cloudy and slightly changeable with a small chance of winter precipitation. Maximum temperatures are probably around the long-term average with a 20-30% chance of temperatures below that. The chance of frost at night is approx.
30%.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:26 UTC 261225.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1038, over Scotland is slowly moving northwest. associated ridge towards Poland is slowly moving southwest.

Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames
east 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5. good.

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

German Bight
variable 2-4. good, later in the coastal area possibly moderate.

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


Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 4-5, increasing 5-6. good.

Thames
east to northeast 4-5, later increasing 5-6. good.

Humber
east to northeast 4-5. good.

German Bight
variable 2-4, increasing north to northwest 5-6. good, first in the coastal area
possibly moderate.

Dogger
north to northeast 3-4, later increasing 4-5. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 27, 2025
Gales northeast
Wet southwest

Issued: 0530hrs Saturday 27th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Mostly fine weather over the central continent though breezy for most.

Saturday
Heavy rain in southern Spain and Portugal, brighter and drier north.
Rain in northeast Spain as well, this rain extending across the
Balearics and Sardinia. Drier and increasingly bright in Corsica and
Italy. Similarly sunny and fine for the Balkan States and Greece, just
some patchy rain in the Aegean Sea and the southwest cost. Fine in
western Türkiye, snow in the mountains central and east.
A bright, breezy day across most of central and western Europe. Cloud
increasingly drifts into northern parts of the Netherlands and Germany,
a generally cloudier and windier day in Poland, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Patchy snow in eastern Poland later in the day, risk of this snow
becoming more widespread in Belarus. Dry with sunny spells in Romania
and Bulgaria.
Widely windy across northeastern Europe with gales in Scandinavia, risk
severe gales on western coasts. Fine and bright in southern Norway,
Denmark, and much of Sweden. Frequent snow showers drift into Norway's
west coast, many passing into northwestern Sweden as well. Often
snowing in the north in Finland, drier south for a time, but outbreaks
of snow forming here too. Some snow in the Baltics, mostly Estonia and
Latvia.

Sunday
More rain in southern and eastern Iberia, as well as over the
Balearics. Only scattered rain over Sardinia. Fine for Corsica and
Italy. Fine too in the Balkan States, some more cloud and wind than the
day prior. Greece will be mostly sunny, as well as west and south
Türkiye, though some rain and snow arriving in norther Türkiye as the
day goes.
France stays mostly bright, similarly bright across Switzerland and
Austria, though quite windy across the mountains. Mixed cloud and sun
for the Low Countries and Germany. Also bright but windier in Czechia
and Hungary, more cloud with strong wind in Poland and Slovakia. Very
windy with snow in Belarus and Ukraine, this reaching into Romania too.
Drier with bright spells in Bulgaria.
More wind in the northeast, strongest in the Baltic States as well as
northwest Norway. More snow showers into northwest Norway and Sweden,
dry and bright with sunny bursts in the south. More dry sunshine for
Denmark as well. Finland sees mixed cloud and sun with outbreaks of
snow, some rain and snow in the Baltic States as well.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 4:20 am

First chance of fog and frost at night. Then rising temperatures, more wind
and cloudy and changeable from New Year's Day. The precipitation can sometimes be wintery
have character.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 30 30 20 30 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 20 50 60 60
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/4 2/9
Minimum temp. (gr. C) -3 -1 -4 0 1 1 1/4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 4 2 5 6 7 6 6
Wind direction NE O W NW NW W W
Wind force (bft) 2 2 3 3 4 4 3


Long term, Saturday January 3, 2026 to Saturday January 10, 2026:
Persistently changeable with a small chance of winter precipitation.
Maximum temperatures are probably around or just around the long-term average below that with a 20-30% chance of frost in the nights.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:12 UTC 271225.

Gale warnings:
German Bight
north 7

Dover
northeast 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
high 1047 northwest of Scotland changing little. associated ridge towards Germany is
slowly moving southwest.

Forecast valid Saturday 09:00 till Saturday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
northeast 5-6, for a time 7. good.

Thames
northeast 5-6, soon decreasing 4-5. good, first in the coastal area possibly moderate.

Humber
northeast 4-5. good.

German Bight
north 4-5, soon in the northern part increasing 6-7, later in the eastern part decreasing northeast 3-4. good.

Dogger
north 4-5, increasing 5-6. good.


Forecast valid Saturday 21:00 till Sunday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 5-6, decreasing 4-5. good.

Thames
east to northeast 4-5, decreasing 3-4. good.

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

German Bight
northeast 3-4, first in the northwestern part north 5-6, decreasing variable 1-3.
good.

Dogger
north to northeast 5-6, decreasing 3-4. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 28, 2025
Very cold Scandinavia
Showery Iberia

Issued: 0530hrs Sunday 28th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Simon Keeling

Cold Scandinavia and the far east of Europe with snow showers, furher
showers in Iberia

Sunday
More rain in southern and eastern Iberia, as well as over the
Balearics. Only scattered rain over Sardinia. Fine for Corsica and
Italy. Fine too in the Balkan States, some more cloud and wind than the
day prior. Greece will be mostly sunny, as well as west and south
Türkiye, though some rain and snow arriving in norther Türkiye as the
day goes.
France stays mostly bright, similarly bright across Switzerland and
Austria, though quite windy across the mountains. Mixed cloud and sun
for the Low Countries and Germany. Also bright but windier in Czechia
and Hungary, more cloud with strong wind in Poland and Slovakia. Very
windy with snow in Belarus and Ukraine, this reaching into Romania too.
Drier with bright spells in Bulgaria.
More wind in the northeast, strongest in the Baltic States as well as
northwest Norway. More snow showers into northwest Norway and Sweden,
dry and bright with sunny bursts in the south. More dry sunshine for
Denmark as well. Finland sees mixed cloud and sun with outbreaks of
snow, some rain and snow in the Baltic States as well.

Monday
A few showers in eastern and southern Spain. Fine for most of Spain and
Portugal with plenty of sunshine. Showersin the Balearics, Corsica and
Sardinia. Italy will be fair after morning fog clears, then plenty of
sunshine. Greece and Turkey will be dry with lots of sunshine too.
Cool and dry with plenty of sunshine in France. The Low Countries and
Germany will be cold and fine. Some snow showers affecting Poland.
Austria and Hungary will be dry with lots of sunshine too. Switzerland
is going to be dry and fair as well as cold.
Windy and cold through the Baltic States with a mix of sunshine and
wintry showers. Windy too in Finland, cold with scattered snow showers.
Further snow showers for Sweden with some sunny spells. Heavy, frequent
snow showers affecting much of northern and western Norway.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 4:20 am

First chance of fog and frost at night. Then rising temperatures, more wind
and cloudy and changeable from New Year's Day. The precipitation can sometimes be wintery
have character.

Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Sunshine (%) 30 30 20 30 10 10 10
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 20 50 60 60
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/4 2/9
Minimum temp. (gr. C) -3 -1 -4 0 1 1 1/4
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 4 2 5 6 7 6 6
Wind direction NE O W NW NW W W
Wind force (bft) 2 2 3 3 4 4 3


Long term, Saturday January 3, 2026 to Saturday January 10, 2026:
Persistently changeable with a small chance of winter precipitation.
Maximum temperatures are probably around or just around the long-term average below that with a 20-30% chance of frost in the nights.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:18 UTC 281225.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1040, northwest of Scotland is changing little. Associated ridge is building
over the German Bight, and is slowly moving southwestwards across the North Sea.

Forecast valid Sunday 09:00 till Sunday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
northeast 4-5, later decreasing 3-4. good.

Thames
northeast 3-4. good, in the coastal area decreasing moderate.

Humber
northeast 3-4. good.

German Bight
variable 1-3, soon from the north increasing northwest 3-4, later in the northern
part 5-6. good, in the coastal area moderate, locally poor or fog.

Dogger
north 3-4, later increasing 4-5. good.


Forecast valid Sunday 21:00 till Monday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
east to northeast 3-4, increasing 4-5. good.

Thames
northeast 3-4. good, especially first in the coastal area moderate, locally poor or
fog.

Humber
northeast 3-4, backing north. good.

German Bight
northwest 4-5, from the north increasing 5-6, later in the northeastern part 6-7.
later risk of an light shower. good, first in the coastal area moderate, locally
poor or fog.

Dogger
north to northwest 4-5. later risk of an light shower. good.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)

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

Europe forecast - December 29, 2025
Very cold Scandinavia
Windy for many

Issued: 0530hrs Monday 29th December 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves

Best of bright and dry weather in west/northwest Europe where high
pressure is dominant. Showery in the Mediterranean, increasingly so in
the east, with spells of snow for Scandinavia.

Monday
A few showers in eastern and southern Spain. Fine for most of Spain and
Portugal with plenty of sunshine west. Scattered showers in the
Balearics, Corsica and Sardinia, though often sunny too. Italy will be
fair after morning fog clears, then plenty of sunshine. The Balkan
States, Greece, and Türkiye will be dry with lots of sunshine too.
Cool and dry with plenty of sunshine in France, blustery in the north.
The Low Countries Germany, and Czechia will be cold and cloudy from the
brisk northerly breeze. Some snow showers affecting east Poland.
Austria and Hungary will be dry with lots of sunshine too. Switzerland
is going to be dry and fair as well as cold. Snow in Belarus and
Ukraine, some early in Romania though becoming sunny with time.
Windy and cold through the Baltic States with a mix of sunshine and
wintry showers. Windy too in Finland, cold with scattered snow showers.
Further snow showers for north and west Sweden with some sunny spells.
Heavy, frequent snow showers affecting much of northern and western
Norway, often bright in the far south and in Denmark.

Tuesday
Some rain in northern Spain, otherwise fine with sunny spells in
Iberia. Scattered showers for the central Mediterranean islands and
Italy, the showers more frequent and heavy south. Bright spells in the
Balkan States. Increasingly showery in southern Greece, later heavy and
pushing into western Türkiye.
More mixed cloud and sun for France and the Low Countries, some patchy
rain possible near the coast. Mostly fine and cold in Germany in
Switzerland, just some patchy snow in southeast Germany and west
Austria. Patchy snow too in Czechia and Slovakia, more often snowy
eastern Poland; windy here. A few snow showers in Serbia and Romania
too but often bright away from the showers.
More bright and windy weather for Denmark and southern Sweden. Frequent
heavy snow continues to affect north and west Norway, this slipping
into central Sweden later in the day. Some snow in southern Finland,
other parts dry with bright spells. Snow will be fairly frequent across
the Baltic States.

* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, December 29, 2025 at 5:08 am

Gradually slightly decreasing temperatures at the beginning of the new year temporarily more wind and cloudy and changeable from New Year's Day. The fallout
has a winter character from time to time.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 10 40 10 10 20 30 30
Precipitation probability (%) 20 10 30 70 80 70 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/1 0 0/1 2/6 2/8 1/6 0/5
Minimum temp. (gr. C) -3 0 1 2 2 0 -1
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 5 4 6 5 5 2/5 1/4
Wind direction W N NW SW W SW SW
Wind force (bft) 3 3 3 4 4 3 3


Long term, Monday January 5, 2026 to Monday January 12, 2026:
Persistently changeable with a chance of winter precipitation. Maximum temperatures are
well below the long-term average.

* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:31 UTC 291225.

Gale warnings:
German Bight
north 7

other districts:
no warning


Synopsis:
High, 1040, south of Iceland has a ridge over the British Isles. Weak trough will
move southwards across the North Sea on Monday.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
northeast 4-5, first possibly 6, decreasing 2-4. later occasional showers. good, in
precipitation possibly moderate.

Thames
north to northeast 3-4, increasing 4-5. occasional showers. good, in precipitation
possibly moderate.

Humber
north 4-5, increasing 5-6. occasional showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight
north 6-7, in the southwestern part first 4-5. occasional showers. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

Dogger
north 4-5, increasing 5-6. first occasional showers. good, in precipitation possibly
moderate.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
northeast 2-4, increasing 4-5. risk of an isolated shower. good, in precipitation
possibly moderate.

Thames
north to northeast 4-5. risk of an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly
moderate.

Humber Dogger
north 5-6. risk of an isolated shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.

German Bight
north 6-7, later decreasing 5-6. risk of an isolated shower. good, in precipitation
possibly moderate.


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* Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146)