Thodoris Kolydas

The weather pattern is set to change again as the storm system Cassandra, forming in the central Mediterranean, is expected to impact Greece from Friday afternoon. This was reported by Thodoris Kolydas, director of the National Meteorological Service (EMY), on social media.

The weather will see increased changes in the coming days, with temperatures reaching up to 31 degrees Celsius on Saturday, followed by a sharp drop. EMF Director Thodoris Kolydas predicts a 6 to 7 degrees Celsius decrease after the weekend peak.

The weather change will begin at noon on Sunday, with next week starting with showers and thunderstorms in several areas.

Summer weather is forecast from today until the midday hours of Sunday when we will then have dangerous gusts to the north and gusty northwest winds to the east and south which will significantly increase the risk of fire.

Weather is forecast today in the Ionian Sea and Epirus until the afternoon, while in the rest of Greece cloudy with a chance of rain is expected in the west and north at noon. Although cloudy, the weather will resemble summer with temperatures exceeding 30 degrees and continuing their upward trend until Sunday.

We will have a gradual rise in temperature until the end of the week, specifically until 28/9 with the mercury reaching even 34 degrees Celsius and weather reminiscent of summer again.

Sharp instability is expected to prevail in the coming days in Greece, with emphasis on the western, central and northern geographical regions, according to meteorologist Klearchos Marousakis.

With temperatures reaching 39 degrees Celsius, the weekend, with the risk of wildfires increasing in several areas. Any showers that do occur will be isolated and limited to mountainous areas.

The next week is expected to begin with significant instability, featuring scattered showers or thunderstorms, mainly in the afternoon and evening over the mainland, according to the director of the National Meteorological Service (EMY), Thodoris Kolydas.

Limited instability in the continental areas in the coming days and a slight rise in temperature is expected, according to the director of the National Meteorological Service (EMF), Thodoris Kolydas. The winds will blow north – northwest 4 to 6 Beaufort and occasionally Friday-Saturday locally in the Aegean Sea at 6 to 7.

The weather will remain unstable today in most parts of the country. Rain and thunderstorms, possibly temporarily strong in some areas, are expected in central, eastern Macedonia, and Thrace in the early morning hours. Improvement is anticipated across the country by evening.