Climate of Greece

Two atmospheric disturbances will affect our country in the coming days, causing rain, storms, very strong southerly winds, and snow in the mountains, according to the Director of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), Thodoris Kolyda.

Winds in the Aegean are expected to pick up starting today, Wednesday, with stronger gusts tomorrow, Thursday, reaching up to 8 Beaufort, especially in the central and southern parts of the sea. Temperatures will also drop across most of the country, with the east feeling it the most.

This week starts with warm and mostly dry conditions, with temperatures reaching up to 28°C. However, cooler weather is on the horizon, with a noticeable temperature drop expected by the end of the week, marking a shift after a prolonged warm period, as reported by Thodoris Kolydas, the director of the National Weather Service.

In a social media post, Mr. Kolydas noted:

The new emergency weather bulletin predicts a worsening of weather conditions starting this afternoon and lasting for almost 24 hours due to the Cassandra storm, which will pass north of Greece but not significantly affect the country, according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS).

Good weather is expected to continue on Sunday, with mild temperatures and occasional local showers.

Light showers and showers in the west, central and northern parts will occur in the country today, according to ERT meteorologist Panagiotis Giannopoulos.

Bad weather continues for another day in Greece as according to the EMY forecast, today Sunday (1/9) localized heavy showers and thunderstorms in Sporades, Evia, Peloponnese, and Crete.

The scene is changing for summer with thunderstorms and rain just before August leaves as well. Limited instability will prevail from today, with a few midday showers on the mainland and in the Ionian Sea.

August will bid us farewell with instability according to the weather forecasts. As both Thodoros Kolydas and Klearchos Marousakis say in their posts, cold air masses coming from Ukraine, where they will be over our region via the Black Sea, will bring rain and thunderstorms until the end of the week.

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.