* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
from:
https://www.woeurope.eu/weather/reports/europe-forecast.htm
Europe forecast - July 17, 2025
Thundery showers move east
Sunny south and Scandinavia
Issued: 0530hrs Thursday 17th July 2025
Duty forecaster: Dan Graves
Thunderstorms tending to isolate towards eastern Europe allowing more
sun into central countries.
Thursday
A sunny warm day for Iberia and the Mediterranean islands; only some
scattered light showers in north Spain and Corsica. Afternoon showers
in central Italy, only scattered showers in the north, substantially
dry and sunny in the south. Showery rain with heavy bursts slip
southward across the Balkans, good sun before and after rain. A risk of
thunderstorms increases from Albania into Bulgaria later in the day.
Mostly sunny and hot all day in Greece and Türkiye, some scattered
showers may develop on Türkiye's southern coast.
Dry, mostly sunny, and very warm in France, only some cloud in the
north, which extends into the Low Countries. A brisk breeze drifts into
the Low Countries and northwest Germamy off the North Sea. Much of
western Germany and Switzerland will be settled with sun spells.
Afternoon showers develop in east Germany (possibly widespread rain
here), Austria, and much of south Poland, Czechia, and Slovakia. A
notable west-northwesterly breeze here too. Widespread afternoon
showers develop over Romania, possibly extensive rain west. Rain more
scattered in Ukraine and Belarus, but always the risk of becoming heavy
and thundery.
Showery rain slowly drifts around Denmark and southernmost Sweden,
generally improving as the day goes with sunny spells. Most of Sweden
north of the south coast will be sunny and hot. Norway and Finland will
be similarly sunny and hot. Heavy showers in Lithuania and Latvia,
clearer in Estonia; likely sunny and very warm.
Friday
A westerly breeze into Portugal and Spain facilitates showery rain onto
west coasts and northwest hills. Dry and fine for the Mediterranean
islands and most of Italy, only scattered light showers down the spine
of the country. Fine and sunny too in the Balkans, only scattered
showers well inland. Scattered afternoon showers will form inland
Greece, amounting to little. Dry and fine in Türkiye and Cyprus.
Showers in west France with a risk of thunderstorms later. Dry with a
mix of cloud and sun for the Low Countries and west Germany. Rain in
east Germany, though lighter and more scattered than recent day.
Substantially dry over the Alps, only risk of showers in the east. Some
patchy rain in Poland southward into Hungary; milder temperatures than
recent day north of the Alps from Germany eastward. Risk of heavy,
thundery showers persists in Belarus, Ukraine, and Romania, decent sun
near the Black Sea.
Only scattered patchy rain in Denmark and southernmost Sweden.
Scandinavia otherwise warm and sunny, hot across northern areas of
Sweden and Finland. Risk of heavy/thundery afternoon showers persists
in Lithuania and southern Latvia, only scattered light showers in
Estonia and otherwise sunny here.
* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *
Expectation (medium) long term
Dericated by the KNMI on Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 5.27 am
On Saturday in the south probably tropically warm. Later on Saturday, but especially Sunday chance of a few rain or thunderstorms and transition to a less
Warm weather type with regular rain or showers.
Do vr Za so ma di wo
Sunshine (%) 30 40 50 30 30 30 30
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 60 80 80 80 90
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0/5 2/10 2/10 2/7 1/10
Minimum temp. (Gr. C) 13 14 16 16 16 15 15 15
Afternoon temp. (Gr. C) 24 26 26 26 23 22 21
Wind direction NW W Z SO ZW W W SW
Wind force (BFT) 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3
Long term, Thursday, July 24, 2025 to Thursday 31 July 2025:
The first days persistently changeable summer weather. Then approx. 50% chance of one
Dryer weather type. The maximum temperatures are on or slightly under the long -term
average.
* * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * *
North Sea shipping forecast
Issued by KNMI at 06:54 UTC 170725.
Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.
Synopsis:
Ridge across the western part of the North Sea is slowly moving east. Weak trough
over the German Bight is changing little.
Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 2-3, soon increasing 3-4. risk light drizzle. moderate to good, gradually
possibly poor or fog.
Thames
variable 1-3, gradually increasing mainly southeast 2-4. good, later in the South
possibly moderate to poor, risk fog.
Humber
variable 1-3, in the West increasing south to southeast 3-4. good, especially in the
northwestern part locally poor or fog.
German Bight
northwest 4-5, gradually decreasing 2-4. in the eastern part occasionally drizzle,
later a shower, possibly with thunderstorm. good, moderate in precipitation and in
the northeastern part decreasing moderate to poor, risk fog.
Dogger
variable 1-3, in the West increasing south to southeast 3-4. good, especially in the
southwestern part locally poor or fog.
Forecast valid Thursday 21:00 till Friday 09:00 UTC:
Dover
southwest 3-4, decreasing 2-3, later variable 1-3. moderate to poor and risk fog.
Thames
south to southeast 2-4, from the south veering south to southwest 2-3. good, in the
western part moderate, possibly poor or fog.
Humber
south to southeast 2-4, in the East first variable 1-3. good, in the western part
decreasing moderate, possibly poor or fog.
German Bight
north to northwest 2-4, later decreasing variable 1-3. risk shower. good, in the
eastern part moderate, possibly poor or fog.
Dogger
south to southeast 2-4, in the East first variable 1-3. later in the western part
risk shower, possibly with thunderstorm. good, moderate in precipitation.
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* Origin: Postbus 7 (2:280/2050)