Weather: Northerly winds, heat & showers today – High fire risk in 15 areas

Local showers and isolated thunderstorms will occur at noon – afternoon in the mountains and possibly in the morning hours in areas of central Macedonia, eastern Thessaly and northern Evia, while in the remaining areas generally clear weather is expected. The temperature in the north and central areas will drop, in contrast to the East Aegean islands where the maximum temperature will reach 38-40 degrees Celsius locally. At the same time, winds are also returning, raising the level of fire danger in several areas.

High fire risk in 15 areas

Fire danger is high for more than 15 areas of the country for today (05/08) according to the Fire Department’s Fire Prediction Map.

More specifically, Attica, Central Greece, Peloponnese, Western Greece, Epirus, Epirus, Magnesia, Sporades, Pieria, Larissa, Thessaloniki, Halkidiki, Kilkis, Thassos, Evros and Heraklion have a high fire risk (level 3).

“Very Strong” Heat Stress Across Much of the Country – At 40.2°C Yesterday’s Maximum Temperature

“Very Strong” was the heat stress for the population in much of the country at noon (15:00) on Sunday 04/08. Figure 1 shows the heat stress in the areas of 160 selected meteorological stations of the meteo.gr / National Observatory of Athens network. As can be seen from the recordings of these stations, in 85 of them, the thermal stress was “Very Strong” while in 1 station it was “Extreme”. The total percentage of stations with “Very Strong” or “Extreme” thermal stress was about 54%.

Heat stress (stress) due to heat was calculated based on the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI, °C) which incorporates meteorological parameters such as humidity, wind speed and radiation, taking into account the physiology of the human body. The temperature calculated from the UTCI can be assigned to a heat stress scale category. For example, a UTCI temperature of 26 °C – 32 °C corresponds to ‘moderate’, 32 °C – 38 °C to ‘severe’, 38 °C – 46 °C to ‘very severe’, > 46 °C to ‘extreme’ heat stress, while the UTCI scale is extended to include cold stress.

The temperature range also extends to “heat stress” and “heat stress”.

Figure 1. Heat stress in the country based on the Thermal Climate Index (UTCI)

As for the maximum temperature in the country, it reached 40.2 °C, a value recorded in Sparta. Figure 2 shows the distribution of the maximum temperature in the country. As can be seen from the relevant information presented in this figure, the temperature exceeded 37 °C at 61 of the 493 currently active stations and 40 °C at 2 stations.

Figure 2. The distribution of the maximum temperature in the country based on the recordings of the meteo.gr / National Observatory of Athens network stations

The Weather Today

Clear weather is expected in general with local showers and thunderstorms on the mainland.

The temperature will range in Western Macedonia from 16 to 31 degrees, in the rest of northern Greece from 15 to 35-36 degrees, in Thessaly from 15 to 37 degrees, in Epirus from 15 to 35 degrees, in the rest of the continental parts from 15 to 35-36 degrees, in the Ionian Islands from 19 to 34-36 degrees Celsius, in the Aegean islands and in Crete from 18 to 32-34 degrees Celsius (locally in southern Crete up to 37 degrees Celsius), while on the islands of the eastern Aegean the maximum temperatures will reach 38-40 degrees Celsius.

They will be in the south-eastern part of the island and in the south-eastern part of the island will be in the north-eastern part of the island.

In the Aegean and the Ionian Sea the winds will blow generally from northwestern directions with intensities up to 3-5 Beaufort.

Glomex Player(eexbs1jkdkewvzn, v-d36ztoemnsgx)

TOMORROW TUESDAY 06-08-2024
Generally clear weather, with occasional clouds in the mainland in the afternoon – afternoon hours, when local rain is possible in the mountains.
Winds will blow from the north 3 to 5 and locally in the eastern parts of the Aegean Sea 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly. It will reach in the mainland and the Ionian islands 35 to 37 and locally 38 degrees Celsius and in the rest of the island country 31 to 33 degrees Celsius, locally in the eastern Aegean and Crete 35 to 36 degrees Celsius.

WEDNESDAY 07-08-2024
Generally clear weather, with occasional clouds on the mainland in the midday – afternoon hours, when local rainfall is possible in the mountains.
Winds will blow from the north 3 to 5 Beaufort, in the Aegean 5 to 6 Beaufort, sometimes up to 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly. It will reach 35 to 37 degrees Celsius in the mainland and the Ionian islands and 31 to 33 degrees Celsius in the rest of the island country, locally 35 degrees Celsius in the eastern Aegean and Crete.

THURSDAY 08-08-2024
Generally clear weather, with occasional clouds on the mainland in the midday – afternoon hours.
Winds will blow from the north 3 to 5 Beaufort, and in the Aegean Sea 5 to 6, locally up to 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly.

The post Weather: Northerly winds, heat & showers today – High fire risk in 15 areas appeared first on ProtoThema English.