* * * EUROPE FORECAST * * *
as calculated from data.ecmwf.int
WEATHER BULLETIN for T+2: Sunday 23 August 2026
Iberia: under fairly normal pressure (~1015 hPa).
Dawn: around 19.8'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, E wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~80%, and 1015 hPa.
Midday: around 25.8'C, partly cloudy, rain about 0.7 mm with a risk of thunderstorms, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~54%, and 1015 hPa.
Night: around 22.8'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, SE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~67%, and 1014 hPa.
France & Benelux: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 14.9'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~77%, and 1020 hPa.
Midday: around 21.6'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, ENE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~53%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 18.1'C, partly cloudy, ENE wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~66%, and 1019 hPa.
Central Europe: under high pressure (~1020 hPa).
Dawn: around 13.1'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~82%, and 1020 hPa.
Midday: around 18.9'C, partly cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~54%, and 1020 hPa.
Night: around 14.2'C, partly cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, a few light showers, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~76%, and 1020 hPa.
Scandinavia: under fairly normal pressure (~1010 hPa).
Dawn: around 11.5'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.1 mm, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1009 hPa.
Midday: around 13.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 1.3 mm, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~74%, and 1010 hPa.
Night: around 11.9'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.6 mm, NW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~85%, and 1011 hPa.
Italy & Balkans: under fairly normal pressure (~1017 hPa).
Dawn: around 21.3'C, partly cloudy, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~67%, and 1016 hPa.
Midday: around 26.7'C, clear skies, a few light showers, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~47%, and 1017 hPa.
Night: around 22.0'C, clear skies, N wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~65%, and 1017 hPa.
Eastern Europe: under fairly normal pressure (~1010 hPa).
Dawn: around 17.5'C, partly cloudy, rain about 1.0 mm, W wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~75%, and 1009 hPa.
Midday: around 22.3'C, partly cloudy, rain about 1.1 mm, W wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~51%, and 1010 hPa.
Night: around 17.0'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, W wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~72%, and 1011 hPa.
British Isles: under high pressure (~1025 hPa).
Dawn: around 12.7'C, quite cloudy, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~85%, and 1024 hPa.
Midday: around 15.5'C, quite cloudy, a few light showers, WNW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~72%, and 1025 hPa.
Night: around 14.2'C, quite cloudy, WNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~80%, and 1024 hPa.
Ireland: under high pressure (~1026 hPa).
Dawn: around 12.6'C, partly cloudy, NNW wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~85%, and 1026 hPa.
Midday: around 15.3'C, partly cloudy, a few light showers, SSE wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~73%, and 1026 hPa.
Night: around 14.4'C, partly cloudy, E wind, force 1 (light air), humidity ~78%, and 1024 hPa.
Iceland: with low pressure nearby (~1004 hPa).
Dawn: around 10.2'C, overcast, rain about 1.0 mm, S wind, force 4 (moderate breeze), humidity ~89%, and 1002 hPa.
Midday: around 10.8'C, quite cloudy - noticeably less cloud than earlier, rain about 0.7 mm, SSW wind, force 3 (gentle breeze), humidity ~82%, and 1004 hPa.
Night: around 9.7'C, quite cloudy, rain about 0.7 mm, SSW wind, force 2 (light breeze), humidity ~86%, and 1006 hPa.
* * * THE NETHERLANDS FORECAST * * *
Expectation (medium) long term
Prepared by the KNMI on Friday, August 21, 2026 at 4:28 am
Showers on Friday and Saturday, with local thunderstorms possible, especially on Friday.
Then mostly dry and more sun. More (thunder) showers from Wednesday.
Afternoon temperatures are around 21°C, from Tuesday it will be warmer on Thursday
possible tropical temperatures in the south and east.
Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu
Sunshine (%) 30 30 40 50 60 40 40
Precipitation probability (%) 80 60 40 10 20 40 50
Precipitation sum (mm) 2/7 1/5 0/1 0 0/1 0/3 3/13
Minimum temp. (gr. C) 12 12 12 10 12 15 18
Afternoon temp. (gr. C) 20 20 21 22 24 26 28
Wind direction W W W NE O S SE
Wind force (bft) 4 3 2 3 3 2 3
Long term, Friday August 28, 2026 to Friday September 4, 2026:
Changeable weather with around 60% chance of rain (showers) every day, but also occasionally
Sun. The maximum temperatures are around or slightly below the long-term average,
the minimum temperatures above the 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 (2:280/2050)