MSGID: 2:280/2050 694d194a   
    * * * 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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