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

WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2:  Saturday 9 May 2026

Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1009 hPa).
Dawn: around 12.8'C, overcast, rain about 1.1 mm, ESE wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1009 hPa.
Midday: around 16.3'C, quite cloudy, rain about 3.1 mm with a slight chance of
thunder, SSE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~72%, and 1009 hPa.
Night: around 13.8'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, rain
about 1.8 mm, SSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~82%, and 1011 hPa.

France & Benelux: under fairly normal pressure (~1013 hPa).
Dawn: around 11.4'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, E wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1014 hPa.
Midday: around 17.6'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, rain
about 0.6 mm with a slight chance of thunder, ESE wind, force 2 (light breeze),
humidity ~66%, and 1013 hPa.
Night: around 14.0'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.0 mm with a slight chance of
thunder, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~81%, and 1012 hPa.

Central Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1018 hPa).
Dawn: around 8.9'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~84%,
and 1019 hPa.
Midday: around 16.4'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, ENE wind, force 1
(light air), humidity ~54%, and 1018 hPa.
Night: around 10.8'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity
~77%, and 1017 hPa.

Scandinavia: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 5.1'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, SE wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~70%, and 1023 hPa.
Midday: around 8.7'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, SSE wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~56%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 5.5'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, SSE wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1019 hPa.

Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1016 hPa).
Dawn: around 13.2'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, NNW wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~86%, and 1015 hPa.
Midday: around 17.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.7 mm, NW wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~67%, and 1016 hPa.
Night: around 13.8'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, NNW wind, force 0 (calm),
humidity ~85%, and 1015 hPa.

Eastern Europe: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 9.9'C, overcast, rain about 0.7 mm, ENE wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1020 hPa.
Midday: around 14.7'C, overcast, rain about 1.0 mm, ENE wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~54%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 9.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, ENE wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1019 hPa.

British Isles: under high pressure (~1022 hPa).
Dawn: around 8.3'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~82%, and 1020 hPa.
Midday: around 10.3'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, NNE wind, force 3
(gentle breeze), humidity ~71%, and 1022 hPa.
Night: around 8.9'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNE wind, force 3
(gentle breeze), humidity ~76%, and 1022 hPa.

Ireland: under high pressure (~1023 hPa).
Dawn: around 8.4'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity
~81%, and 1021 hPa.
Midday: around 10.3'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 5 (fresh breeze), humidity
~69%, and 1023 hPa.
Night: around 9.3'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 5 (fresh breeze), humidity
~73%, and 1023 hPa.

Iceland: under high pressure (~1026 hPa).
Dawn: around -0.4'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NW wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1025 hPa.
Midday: around 1.7'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, W wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~72%, and 1026 hPa.
Night: around 2.0'C, quite cloudy, mixed rain and snow about 0.5 mm, WNW wind,
force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~78%, and 1025 hPa.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 4:13 am

The first days will be dry and the weekend will be below average temperatures
average. Temperatures this coming weekend will be around or just above average.
Mainly
There is a chance of (thunder) showers in the southeast on Sunday. Quite cool
and cool after the weekend
changeable.

Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed
Sunshine (%) 40 50 40 30 20 30 40
Precipitation probability (%) 10 10 20 60 70 50 60
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0/2 1/6 0/3 0/4 1/5
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 6 9 11 10 7 6/9
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 16 18 22 21 17 15 15
Wind direction NO O SUN N N W W
Wind force (bft) 2 3 3 3 3 3 3


Long term, Thursday May 14, 2026 to Thursday May 21, 2026:
Initially changeable and temperatures below the long-term average. At it
At the end of the period the expectation becomes uncertain.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 19:18 UTC 060526.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1016, over the Forties and the Dogger moving east to the German Bight.

Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
north to northeast 3-4, decreasing 2-3, later variable 1-3. good.

Thames 
northeast 3-4, first in the eastern part 4-5, decreasing east to northeast 2-3.
good.

Humber 
east to northeast 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4, in the western part decreasing east 
southeast 1-3. good.

German Bight 
northeast 4-5, soon decreasing 3-4, later decreasing variable 1-3, in the
southern 
part northeast 3-4. good.

Dogger 
variable 2-4, later gradually mainly southeast. good.


Forecast valid Thursday 09:00 till Thursday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
variable 1-3, gradually increasing east to northeast 3-4. good.

Thames 
east to northeast 3-4. good.

Humber 
mainly east 2-4, from the west veering southeast. good.

German Bight 
variable 1-3, in the coastal area occasionally 4. good.

Dogger 
south to southwest 3-4, first in the eastern part variable 1-3, increasing 4-5,
in 
the western part possibly 6. good.


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