* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * 
       as calculated from data.ecmwf.int

WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2:  Wednesday 8 April 2026

Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1018 hPa).
Dawn: around 11.4'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.9 mm, SE wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~78%, and 1017 hPa.
Midday: around 15.8'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.6 mm, SE wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~61%, and 1018 hPa.
Night: around 13.0'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, E wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~75%, and 1019 hPa.

France & Benelux: under high pressure (~1021 hPa).
Dawn: around 9.6'C, clear skies, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~80%,
and 1021 hPa.
Midday: around 17.1'C, clear skies, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~61%, and 1021 hPa.
Night: around 12.5'C, clear skies, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~79%,
and 1020 hPa.

Central Europe: under high pressure (~1026 hPa).
Dawn: around 3.6'C, clear skies, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~77%,
and 1027 hPa.
Midday: around 11.0'C, partly cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, NNE
wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~50%, and 1026 hPa.
Night: around 5.3'C, partly cloudy, NE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~70%, and 1026 hPa.

Scandinavia: under high pressure (~1028 hPa).
Dawn: around 0.9'C, quite cloudy, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~80%, and 1030 hPa.
Midday: around 4.2'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, SSE wind, force 2
(light breeze), humidity ~64%, and 1028 hPa.
Night: around 1.8'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, S wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1027 hPa.

Italy & Balkans: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 9.0'C, clear skies, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~71%,
and 1020 hPa.
Midday: around 13.7'C, clear skies, NNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~50%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 9.1'C, clear skies, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~70%,
and 1020 hPa.

Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa).
Dawn: around 2.5'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1014 hPa.
Midday: around 6.0'C, quite cloudy, snow about 1.0 mm, N wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~58%, and 1015 hPa.
Night: around 2.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1016 hPa.

British Isles: under high pressure (~1022 hPa).
Dawn: around 8.6'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, S wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~90%, and 1022 hPa.
Midday: around 11.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, S wind, force 3
(gentle breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1022 hPa.
Night: around 9.8'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, S wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~88%, and 1019 hPa.

Ireland: under high pressure (~1022 hPa).
Dawn: around 9.0'C, quite cloudy, W wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~91%,
and 1022 hPa.
Midday: around 10.5'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, SW
wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1022 hPa.
Night: around 9.8'C, overcast, rain about 0.8 mm, SW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1020 hPa.

Iceland: with low pressure nearby (~991 hPa).
Dawn: around 3.7'C, overcast, snow about 1.6 mm, SSE wind, force 5 (fresh
breeze), humidity ~83%, and 996 hPa.
Midday: around 4.1'C, overcast, snow about 5.4 mm, SSE wind, force 5 (fresh
breeze), humidity ~84%, and 991 hPa.
Night: around 3.7'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, snow
about 1.7 mm, S wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~82%, and 990 hPa.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Monday, April 6, 2026 at 5:14 am

More cloudy from Thursday, a chance of showers and gradually lower temperatures
temperatures. Sunny and dry weather will return at the weekend, but warm
it probably won't be.

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Sunshine (%) 80 90 70 60 40 50 60
Precipitation probability (%) 0 0 10 30 30 20 20
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0/4 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 2 5 6/9 6 5 4 5
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 15 18/22 15/20 16/19 13/17 17/20 15/18
Wind direction SW O W SE NE O E
Wind force (bft) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


Long term, Monday April 13, 2026 to Monday April 20, 2026:
There is a good chance (70%) of calm, driest and sunny weather, with
temperatures
around the long-term average. There is also a small chance (30%) of a return
of the changeable weather type, with daily rain, quite a lot of clouds and
temperatures below normal.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:09 UTC 060426.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1029, over the Netherlands will move to the German Bight.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
variable 1-3, increasing east to southeast 3-4. good.

Humber 
west to southwest 2-4, backing south to southeast. good.

German Bight 
west to northwest 5-6, decreasing 2-4. good.

Dogger 
west 2-4, backing south. good.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
east to southeast 4, occasionally 5. good.

Humber 
southeast 3-4. good.

German Bight 
northwest 3-4, in the western part variable 1-3. good.

Dogger 
south 3-4, later backing southeast. good.


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 * Origin: Postbus 7 (618:500/6)