* * * 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 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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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 (2:280/2050)

* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
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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 (2:280/2050)

* * * 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 (2:280/2050)