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

WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2:  Friday 24 April 2026

Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa).
Dawn: around 13.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, ENE wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~82%, and 1016 hPa.
Midday: around 17.7'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm with a slight chance of
thunder, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~62%, and 1017 hPa.
Night: around 14.8'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.9 mm, NE wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~76%, and 1017 hPa.

France & Benelux: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 9.5'C, partly cloudy, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~72%, and 1020 hPa.
Midday: around 16.7'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, E wind, force 2
(light breeze), humidity ~51%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 12.3'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~68%, and 1019 hPa.

Central Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1019 hPa).
Dawn: around 5.9'C, partly cloudy, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~80%, and 1020 hPa.
Midday: around 13.8'C, partly cloudy, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~52%, and 1019 hPa.
Night: around 7.9'C, clear skies - noticeably less cloud than earlier, WNW wind,
force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~76%, and 1018 hPa.

Scandinavia: under fairly normal pressure (~1010 hPa).
Dawn: around 2.5'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~76%, and 1012 hPa.
Midday: around 4.7'C, quite cloudy, mixed rain and snow about 0.8 mm, NW wind,
force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~62%, and 1010 hPa.
Night: around 2.2'C, quite cloudy, snow about 1.0 mm, NW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~76%, and 1007 hPa.

Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1016 hPa).
Dawn: around 8.8'C, clear skies, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~67%,
and 1018 hPa.
Midday: around 15.7'C, partly cloudy, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~47%, and 1016 hPa.
Night: around 10.1'C, clear skies - noticeably less cloud than earlier, NW wind,
force 1 (light air), humidity ~69%, and 1016 hPa.

Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1006 hPa).
Dawn: around 3.6'C, overcast, a few light showers, NW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~69%, and 1006 hPa.
Midday: around 8.5'C, overcast, a few light showers, NW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~49%, and 1006 hPa.
Night: around 4.1'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, a few
light showers, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1007 hPa.

British Isles: under high pressure (~1026 hPa).
Dawn: around 7.0'C, partly cloudy, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~85%, and 1027 hPa.
Midday: around 10.7'C, partly cloudy, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~71%, and 1026 hPa.
Night: around 9.0'C, clear skies, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~79%,
and 1025 hPa.

Ireland: under high pressure (~1023 hPa).
Dawn: around 9.7'C, partly cloudy, ESE wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity
~82%, and 1024 hPa.
Midday: around 12.3'C, partly cloudy, ESE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze),
humidity ~73%, and 1023 hPa.
Night: around 10.9'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, ESE wind, force 3
(gentle breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1023 hPa.

Iceland: under high pressure (~1028 hPa).
Dawn: around 3.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, W wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~85%, and 1026 hPa.
Midday: around 3.6'C, overcast, N wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~82%,
and 1028 hPa.
Night: around 3.0'C, quite cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~84%, and 1029 hPa.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 2:40 am

Periods of sun and dry. Chance of fog during the night to Thursday. The
maximum temperature is around or slightly below the long-term average.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 90 70 50 40 30 70 70
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 1 1 3 4 5 2 2
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 17 17 15 14 12/15 13/17 13/17
Wind direction NO N NW NW N NO NO
Wind force (bft) 3 3 3 3 3 3 3


Long term, Wednesday April 29, 2026 to Wednesday May 6, 2026:
Dry and quite a lot of sun. Only slightly increasing precipitation chances later
in the period
(20-30%). The temperature is probably below the long-term average.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 07:14 UTC 220426.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
High, 1036, north of Scotland is slowly moving southeast. Associated ridge over
the 
North Sea is fairly stationary.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
east to northeast 4-5, temporary increasing 5-6. good.

Thames 
east to northeast 3-4, increasing 4-5. good.

Humber 
east to northeast 3-4, occasionally 5. good, possibly moderate.

German Bight 
mainly north 3-4, later in the northeastern part increasing north to northwest
4-5. 
good, possibly moderate.

Dogger 
northeast 3-4. good.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover Thames 
northeast 4-5, decreasing 3-4. good.

Humber 
mainly northeast 3-4. good, possibly moderate.

German Bight 
north to northwest 4-5, in the northeastern part soon increasing 5-6. good,
possibly 
moderate.

Dogger 
north to northeast 3-4. good.


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