Subj : forecast Europe and North Sea To : All From : Postbus 7 Date : Fri Mar 06 2026 10:07 am * * * EUROPE FORECAST * * * as calculated from data.ecmwf.int WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Sunday 8 March 2026 Iberia: under high pressure (~1021 hPa). Dawn: around 7.9'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, NNE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~89%, and 1020 hPa. Midday: around 11.4'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.9 mm, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~75%, and 1021 hPa. Night: around 9.2'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.8 mm, WNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~85%, and 1021 hPa. France & Benelux: under high pressure (~1022 hPa). Dawn: around 7.3'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, ESE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~92%, and 1022 hPa. Midday: around 12.5'C, partly cloudy, rain about 0.7 mm, SSE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1022 hPa. Night: around 8.9'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, SSE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~89%, and 1021 hPa. Central Europe: under high pressure (~1026 hPa). Dawn: around 2.1'C, quite cloudy, ESE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~88%, and 1026 hPa. Midday: around 10.8'C, quite cloudy, ESE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~59%, and 1026 hPa. Night: around 4.7'C, partly cloudy, ESE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~82%, and 1025 hPa. Scandinavia: under high pressure (~1022 hPa). Dawn: around 0.5'C, quite cloudy, snow about 0.7 mm, WSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~87%, and 1022 hPa. Midday: around 3.8'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, WSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~76%, and 1022 hPa. Night: around 1.0'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, SW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1021 hPa. Italy & Balkans: under high pressure (~1026 hPa). Dawn: around 5.6'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, E wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~84%, and 1026 hPa. Midday: around 11.9'C, partly cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, E wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~61%, and 1026 hPa. Night: around 6.9'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, E wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~82%, and 1026 hPa. Eastern Europe: under high pressure (~1030 hPa). Dawn: around -2.2'C, quite cloudy, WNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~84%, and 1029 hPa. Midday: around 5.6'C, partly cloudy, WNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~58%, and 1030 hPa. Night: around -0.5'C, partly cloudy, WNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~81%, and 1030 hPa. British Isles: under high pressure (~1020 hPa). Dawn: around 6.5'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, SSE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~90%, and 1021 hPa. Midday: around 8.0'C, overcast, a few light showers, S wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1020 hPa. Night: around 7.6'C, overcast, rain about 0.8 mm, S wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~90%, and 1019 hPa. Ireland: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa). Dawn: around 7.5'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, S wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~84%, and 1018 hPa. Midday: around 9.0'C, overcast - noticeably more cloud than earlier, rain about 1.9 mm, S wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1017 hPa. Night: around 8.2'C, overcast, rain about 2.6 mm, S wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~84%, and 1016 hPa. Iceland: with low pressure nearby (~1002 hPa). Dawn: around 0.2'C, quite cloudy, freezing rain about 0.7 mm, SSW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~70%, and 1003 hPa. Midday: around 0.5'C, overcast, mixed rain and snow about 2.9 mm, SSE wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~73%, and 1002 hPa. Night: around 0.3'C, overcast, freezing rain about 1.9 mm, SSW wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~74%, and 1000 hPa. * * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * * Expectation (medium) long term Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, March 6, 2026 at 5:56 am Very mild until Monday, periods of sun and dry. Chances are from Tuesday a shower but persistently mild. Chance of fog during the night and early morning. Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Sunshine (%) 80 50 40 70 30 40 40 Precipitation probability (%) 0 0 0 10 50 50 50 Precipitation sum (mm) 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/1 0/1 Minimum temp. (gr. C) 5 5 5 4 6 6 7 Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 18 16 17 17 12/16 13/16 14/17 Wind direction S N O SW SW SW SW SW Wind force (bft) 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 Long term, Friday March 13, 2026 to Friday March 20, 2026: Significant rain possible on Friday. After that, a 30-50% chance of rain or rain every day shower. The uncertainty in the temperature is initially large, but gradually it seems to be getting less soft. * * * NORTH SEA FORECAST * * * North Sea shipping forecast Issued by KNMI at 08:21 UTC 060326. Gale warnings: There are no warnings. Synopsis: High, 1028, over Poland is slowly moving eastwards. Weak trough over the Dogger is moving to the Netherlands. High is building over England. Forecast valid Friday 09:00 till Friday 21:00 UTC: Dover variable 1-3, later increasing northeast 2-4. in the afternoon rain or a shower. good, decreasing moderate to poor, risk of fog. Thames variable 1-3, gradually increasing north 3-4. from the afternoon especially in the west rain or a shower. good, decreasing moderate to poor, risk of fog. Humber mainly south 1-3, from the western part veering north 3-4, occasionally 5. later occasional rain or a shower. moderate to poor, locally fog, gradually in the northwestern part increasing good. German Bight mainly south 1-3, later in the west veering northwest 2-4. good, later in the west possibly moderate to poor, small risk fog. Dogger north to northwest 4-5, in the eastern part variable 1-3, gradually everywhere north to northwest 3-4. later risk of rain. moderate to poor, locally fog, gradually in the western part increasing good. Forecast valid Friday 21:00 till Saturday 09:00 UTC: Dover northeast 2-4, soon increasing 3-4. risk of light rain. moderate to poor, risk of fog. Thames north 3-4, later veering northeast. occasionally light rain. moderate to poor, risk of fog. Humber north to northwest 3-4, later veering northeast 2-4. occasionally light rain. good, in the southeastern part moderate to poor, locally fog. German Bight mainly south 1-3, from the western part veering north to northwest 3-4. occasionally light rain. good, from the western part decreasing moderate to poor, locally fog. Dogger north to northwest 3-4, later decreasing variable 1-3. first occasionally light rain. good, in the eastern part moderate to poor, locally fog, gradually everywhere good. ( ( Do you like this forecast, want to provide feedback and like to donate to my coffee jar? Use https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=4LSFKH97TZUZU ) ) --- * Origin: Postbus 7 (21:1/146) .