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

WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2:  Friday 14 August 2026

Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa).
Dawn: around 22.9'C, clear skies, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~73%,
and 1018 hPa.
Midday: around 29.0'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 1
(light air), humidity ~47%, and 1017 hPa.
Night: around 25.2'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~62%, and 1016 hPa.

France & Benelux: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa).
Dawn: around 21.7'C, clear skies, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~64%,
and 1018 hPa.
Midday: around 29.0'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, NW wind, force 2
(light breeze), humidity ~41%, and 1017 hPa.
Night: around 24.1'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, NW wind, force 2
(light breeze), humidity ~58%, and 1016 hPa.

Central Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1019 hPa).
Dawn: around 17.7'C, clear skies, SE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~56%,
and 1022 hPa.
Midday: around 27.2'C, clear skies, SE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~30%,
and 1019 hPa.
Night: around 20.7'C, clear skies, SE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~48%,
and 1018 hPa.

Scandinavia: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa).
Dawn: around 12.6'C, overcast, rain about 0.9 mm, S wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~85%, and 1017 hPa.
Midday: around 15.9'C, overcast, rain about 1.2 mm, S wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1015 hPa.
Night: around 13.5'C, overcast, rain about 1.6 mm, SSW wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1013 hPa.

Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa).
Dawn: around 21.5'C, clear skies, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~60%,
and 1019 hPa.
Midday: around 27.3'C, clear skies, a few light showers, NE wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~40%, and 1017 hPa.
Night: around 22.4'C, clear skies, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~58%,
and 1017 hPa.

Eastern Europe: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 14.4'C, partly cloudy, NNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~68%, and 1022 hPa.
Midday: around 20.4'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, NNW
wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~43%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 14.7'C, partly cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, NW
wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~66%, and 1020 hPa.

British Isles: under fairly normal pressure (~1016 hPa).
Dawn: around 17.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, W wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~90%, and 1017 hPa.
Midday: around 18.6'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.7 mm with a slight chance of
thunder, WNW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1016 hPa.
Night: around 17.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, WNW wind, force 2
(light breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1017 hPa.

Ireland: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 16.4'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, WNW wind, force 3
(gentle breeze), humidity ~92%, and 1019 hPa.
Midday: around 17.1'C, overcast, a few light showers, NW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~79%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 16.3'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, a few
light showers, NW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1021 hPa.

Iceland: under fairly normal pressure (~1013 hPa).
Dawn: around 8.8'C, overcast, rain about 0.5 mm, NNW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~92%, and 1009 hPa.
Midday: around 9.3'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, a few
light showers, NNW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~87%, and 1013 hPa.
Night: around 8.9'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNW wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~87%, and 1013 hPa.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 1:05 am

Sunny, dry and very warm. Friday will be the hottest day, especially in the
southeast and east possible heat force 9. Gradual cooling from Saturday
which may be accompanied by thunderstorms. Changeable after Saturday and
temperatures around the long-term average.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 90 90 90 40 30 40 40
Precipitation probability (%) 0 0 10 70 30 50 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 1/4 0/1 0/4 1/5
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 13 17 18 19 16 14 15
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 27 33 35 26/29 24 23 23
Wind direction E SE W N N SW W
Wind force (bft) 2 2 2 3 3 3 3


Long term, Wednesday August 19, 2026 to Wednesday August 26, 2026:
Slightly changeable and maximum temperatures around or slightly below long-term
average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:05 UTC 220626.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1031, over Forties is slowly moving to the German Bight.

Forecast valid Monday 09:00 till Monday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 4-5.

Thames 
east to northeast 4-5. good.

Humber 
east 3-4, in the southern part 4-5. good.

German Bight 
northeast 3-4, in the southern part in the coastal area 4-5. good.

Dogger 
east to southeast 2-3, in the western part 3-5. good.


Forecast valid Monday 21:00 till Tuesday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
northeast 4-5, veering east 3-4.

Thames 
northeast 4-5, veering east 3-4. good.

Humber 
east 3-4, first in the southern part 4-5, veering southeast. good.

German Bight 
north to northeast 3-4, soon veering east to northeast, in the northern part 
decreasing variable 1-3. good.

Dogger 
southeast 3-4, in the western part 4-5, veering south. especially later in the 
western part risk of a shower. good, in precipitation possibly moderate.


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