Weather in Athens: Thunderstorms from noon in the West and North

Today is forecast to be a difficult day with bad weather affecting several areas of the country.

Today Friday across the country, cloudy spells are forecast, with local rain and occasional thunderstorms mainly in the Ionian Sea, the mainland and the northern Aegean Sea. The most intense phenomena will occur in the morning hours in the Ionian Sea, in the midday and afternoon hours in central Macedonia and Sterea, Thessaly and the Peloponnese and in the evening in the northwestern Aegean. Winds will blow in the west from southerly directions 3 to 4 Beaufort and in the east from northerly directions 4 to 6 Beaufort. The temperature will reach 24 to 27 degrees Celsius and locally in the eastern mainland and the eastern islands 28 to 29 degrees Celsius.

In Attica, clouds are forecast at times and mainly in the midday and afternoon hours local rain and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly in the west and north. Winds from the north 3 to 4 and in the east occasionally locally 5 Beaufort, the temperature up to 27 degrees Celsius.

In Thessaloniki, clouds will increase at times with rain and mainly in the midday and afternoon hours sporadic thunderstorms. Winds variable 3 to 4 Beaufort, the temperature up to 23 degrees Celsius.

Autumn weather will remain autumnal through Saturday, with localized showers and sporadic thunderstorms in several areas of the country. By Sunday, however, rainfall will be significantly reduced and there will be much more sunshine. Northern winds will strengthen in the Aegean and at the weekend will reach up to 7 Beaufort locally. The temperature will not change significantly, with maximum values ranging between 24-28 degrees.

TODAY FRIDAY, 20-09-2024

Unsettled weather with local showers and occasional thunderstorms mainly in the Ionian Sea, the mainland and the northern Aegean. The strongest phenomena will occur in the morning hours in the Ionian Sea, in the midday and afternoon hours in central Macedonia and Sterea, Thessaly and the Peloponnese and in the evening in the northwestern Aegean.

Winds will blow in the west from southerly directions 3 to 4 Beaufort and in the east from northerly directions 4 to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will not change significantly and will reach 24 to 27 degrees Celsius and locally in the eastern mainland and the eastern islands 28 to 29 degrees Celsius.

SATURDAY 21-09-2024

In central Macedonia, Thessaly, the Sporades, Evia and the Ionian Sea the weather will be unsettled with showers and thunderstorms mainly until the afternoon.
In the rest of the country, clouds will be partly cloudy with local showers and isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon in the mainland (except Thrace) and in Crete.
Winds will blow from the north in the west 3 to 4 and in the east 5 to 6 and locally in the Aegean Sea 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly. It will reach 24 to 26 degrees Celsius in the west and north and 28 degrees in Thrace and 27 to 29 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country.

SUNDAY 22-09-2024

In eastern Macedonia, Thrace, the eastern Aegean islands and the Dodecanese a few clouds. In the Ionian Sea, the Sporades, eastern Thessaly, Evia and Crete cloudy with a chance of light local showers until the afternoon.
In the midday and afternoon hours clouds will develop in the rest of the continent and local rain or rain will occur, mainly in the mountains.
Winds in the west will be variable 3 to 4 Beaufort, while in the east north winds will blow 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the Aegean Sea locally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly.

The weather will not change in the north-eastern part of the country.

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