* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from:
https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm
Europe forecast - August 05, 2025
Rain moves east
Mixed cloud and sun
Issued: 0530hrs Tuesday 5th August 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves
Rain and showers isolating to eastern Europe and Scandinavia, fine and
often sunny central and west Europe.
Tuesday
Fine and very warm for Spain and Portugal, some cloud around. Dry and
sunny for the Balearic Islands as well as Sardinia and Corsica.
Similarly fine in Italy, only a few afternoon showers in far southern
areas. Fair for the northern Balkan states, some showers forming in
southern areas, notably Albania and North Macedonia, locally thundery.
Showery in western Greece too, drier and sunny over the Aegean. Fine
too in Türkiye, a few scattered showers near the coast.
A band of rain in northern France slips to the east through the day;
otherwise fine and sunny, quite warm in the south. This rain stretching
into central Germany and west Poland, tending to move east through the
day; rain may be heavy for a time in Poland and Czechia. West Germany
and the Low Countries will see plenty of sun, some showery rain onto
northern coasts later in the day. Mostly sunny in Switzerland and
Austria, but showery rain sets in later in the day. Showery outbreaks
with local thunder in western parts of Romania and Bulgaria, but mostly
dry and fine elsewhere in eastern Europe.
Very strong winds in southern Scandinavia, risk gale force in north
Denmark, southern Sweden's west coast, and west Norway. Regular showers
across Denmark and onto southwest Sweden, broad areas of rain with
locally heavy spots for most of Sweden and Norway. East Sweden has the
greatest chance of dry and sunny periods. Rain too in Finland, tending
to drift north with increasing sun spells south. Rain on and off too in
the Baltic States, becoming extensive and heavy in Lithuania late in
the day.
Wednesday
Fine and hot from Iberia through the central Mediterranean. A sunny,
hot day in Italy with only scattered showers in the mountainous north.
A few local showers inland for the Balkan States, but otherwise often
sunny and fine. Scattered showers and some cloud around in Greece and
Türkiye, some risk of a thundery bursts near the Black Sea.
Dry for much of central and west Europe; a mix of cloud and sun from
the Low Countries through Germany, possibly more extensive in France. A
few local showers over the Alps. A little showery rain in north Poland,
but fine and sunny southward into Hungary, a few odd showers around in
the morning. These showers moving east, becoming fairly widespread
across Romania and west Ukraine; some showers into Belarus as well.
A strong westerly breeze persists through Denmark and southern Sweden -
often showery here until later in the day when some sun spells will
break out. Often showery in the Balkan States with plenty of sun
between showers, again also fading late in the day. Showery rain fairly
widespread across northern Scandinavia with decent sun spells between
showers; again tending to fade late in the day, though some heavier
showers will linger longer.
* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *
Expectation (medium) long term
Dericated by the KNMI on Tuesday 5 August 2025 at 00.46 hours
Substantial sunny periods and probably dry. Gradually warmer with Sunday and Monday in many places Maxima between 25 and 30 ° C.
Di wo do vr Za so ma
Sunshine (%) 40 60 60 60 80 80 80
Precipitation probability (%) 50 10 10 10 10 10 10
Precipitation sum (mm) 0/7 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 15 13 12 14/17 15 14 14/17
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 20 21 24 23/26 23/26 27 26/29
Wind direction W W Z SW W W W
Wind force (BFT) 5 3 2 3 3 3 3 3
Long term, Tuesday, August 12, 2025 to Tuesday, August 19, 2025:
Large (80%) chance of keeping the dry, sunny and mostly warm summer weather.
* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *
North Sea shipping forecast
Issued by KNMI at 07:18 UTC 050825.
Gale warnings:
German Bight Dogger
west 7
other districts:
no warning
Synopsis:
Complex low, 980, near the westcoast of Norway is gradually moving northwards to the
Norwegian Sea. Trough is moving eastwards across the northern part of the North Sea
on Tuesday. Ridge over the Atlantic is moving to the British isles.
Forecast valid Tuesday 09:00 till Tuesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
west to northwest 4-5, backing west to southwest 4-6, later decreasing west to northwest 2-4. good.
Thames
west 5-6, decreasing 4-6. occasional showers, especially in the North small risk
thunder and gusts. good, moderate in precipitation, in the North possibly poor.
Humber
west 5-6. showers, risk thunderstorm and gusts. good, moderate in precipitation,
possibly poor.
German Bight
west 5-6, in the North first 7. showers, risk thunderstorm and gusts. good, moderate
in precipitation, possibly poor.
Dogger
west 6-7, soon decreasing west to northwest 5-6. showers, risk thunderstorm and
gusts. good, moderate in precipitation, possibly poor.
Forecast valid Tuesday 21:00 till Wednesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
northwest 2-4, later decreasing variable 1-3. good.
Thames
west to northwest 4-5, decreasing 3-4. especially first occasional showers. good,
moderate in precipitation.
Humber
west to northwest 5-6, decreasing 4-5. especially first occasional showers, first in
the East risk thunderstorm and gusts. good, moderate in precipitation, first in the
East possibly poor.
German Bight
west to northwest 5-6. showers, especially first risk thunderstorm and gusts, gradually occasional showers. good, moderate in precipitation, especially first
possibly poor.
Dogger
west to northwest 5-6. especially first occasional showers, first in the East risk
thunderstorm and gusts. good, moderate in precipitation, first in the East possibly
poor.
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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)