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

WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2:  Friday 20 March 2026

Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1012 hPa).
Dawn: around 9.7'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.9 mm, E wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~83%, and 1012 hPa.
Midday: around 13.3'C, overcast - noticeably more cloud than earlier, rain about
0.7 mm, E wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~68%, and 1012 hPa.
Night: around 11.1'C, overcast, rain about 0.9 mm, E wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~79%, and 1012 hPa.

France & Benelux: under fairly normal pressure (~1018 hPa).
Dawn: around 5.0'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~84%, and 1019 hPa.
Midday: around 11.9'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~61%, and 1018 hPa.
Night: around 7.7'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~79%, and 1017 hPa.

Central Europe: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 1.6'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 1 (light
air), humidity ~84%, and 1021 hPa.
Midday: around 8.7'C, quite cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~57%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 3.6'C, partly cloudy, NE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~79%,
and 1020 hPa.

Scandinavia: under fairly normal pressure (~1012 hPa).
Dawn: around 1.4'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.6 mm, WSW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~88%, and 1013 hPa.
Midday: around 4.7'C, quite cloudy, snow about 1.2 mm, SW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1012 hPa.
Night: around 2.2'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.8 mm, WSW wind, force 3 (gentle
breeze), humidity ~84%, and 1012 hPa.

Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa).
Dawn: around 4.2'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~73%, and 1015 hPa.
Midday: around 9.6'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~49%, and 1015 hPa.
Night: around 5.6'C, partly cloudy, NNE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~67%, and 1015 hPa.

Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa).
Dawn: around 1.4'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNW wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1015 hPa.
Midday: around 7.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, N wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~58%, and 1015 hPa.
Night: around 1.9'C, quite cloudy, N wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~80%, and 1016 hPa.

British Isles: under high pressure (~1021 hPa).
Dawn: around 6.3'C, quite cloudy, S wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~91%,
and 1023 hPa.
Midday: around 8.9'C, quite cloudy, S wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~84%, and 1021 hPa.
Night: around 7.5'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, SSW wind, force 2 (light
breeze), humidity ~89%, and 1020 hPa.

Ireland: under high pressure (~1021 hPa).
Dawn: around 7.4'C, partly cloudy, SSE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~93%, and 1022 hPa.
Midday: around 9.5'C, partly cloudy, S wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity
~85%, and 1021 hPa.
Night: around 8.2'C, quite cloudy - noticeably more cloud than earlier, SSW
wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~90%, and 1021 hPa.

Iceland: under a deep low pressure system (~986 hPa).
Dawn: around 0.4'C, quite cloudy, hail about 1.0 mm, SW wind, force 7 (near
gale), humidity ~70%, and 988 hPa.
Midday: around -0.8'C, quite cloudy, hail about 1.8 mm, SW wind, force 7 (near
gale), humidity ~67%, and 986 hPa.
Night: around -0.9'C, quite cloudy, freezing rain about 1.8 mm, SW wind, force 7
(near gale), humidity ~66%, and 986 hPa.

 * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * 

Expectation (medium) long term

Prepared by the KNMI on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 12:33 am

Periods of sun and dry. Temperatures usually rise slightly above long-term
average. After the weekend transition to inclement weather with winter showers.

Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue
Sunshine (%) 90 90 60 70 70 40 30
Precipitation probability (%) 0 0 10 10 20 40 70
Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 2/7
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 1 3 2 3 3 2/5
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 15 16 13 13 14 13 8/11
Wind direction SE NO NO NO NO SW W
Wind force (bft) 3 3 3 3 3 3 4


Long term, Wednesday March 25, 2026 to Wednesday April 1, 2026:
Changeable with some showers on Wednesday. After that, the daily probability
increases
precipitation decreases to 40%. Uncertain temperature forecast.

 * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * 

North Sea shipping forecast

Issued by KNMI at 08:14 UTC 180326.

Gale warnings:
There are no warnings.


Synopsis:
high, 1034, near the Baltic Sea slowly declining. high, 1029, over the Atlantic 
moving to Scotland.

Forecast valid Wednesday 09:00 till Wednesday 21:00 UTC:
Dover 
southeast 3-4, backing east to northeast. good.

Thames 
southeast 3-4, backing east. good.

Humber 
south to southeast 3-4, later backing east to southeast. good.

German Bight 
south 4-5, decreasing 3-4, later decreasing south to southeast 2-3. good.

Dogger 
south 3-4, first possibly 5. good.


Forecast valid Wednesday 21:00 till Thursday 09:00 UTC:
Dover 
east to northeast 3-4. good.

Thames 
east 3-4, later decreasing mainly east 2-3. good.

Humber 
east to southeast 3-4, decreasing mainly east 2-3. good.

German Bight 
south to southeast 2-3, veering south to southwest, later veering west to
southwest. 
good.

Dogger 
south 3-4, decreasing mainly south 2-3, later decreasing variable 1-3. good.


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