MSGID: 2:280/2050 69453045   
    * * * 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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