National Weather Service

Regional and municipal authorities in the Attica region on Wednesday were implementing measures to protect the capital's homeless and vulnerable populations after meteorologists warned of a cold snap.

Greece's weather service, EMY, has issued a warning for Monday with storms expected to sweep across the country, starting in northwestern Greece.

Hail and gale-force winds are expected in some parts. The temperature is also forecast to drop significantly.

The bout of bad weather is set to continue into Tuesday.

Heavy rains, storms, hail and strong winds will mark the 3-day holiday period, according to an extraordinary meteorological report released by the Hellenic Meteorological Services.

Bulgaria's national weather service has issued yellow code alert for the country's entire territory over a potential risk of ice on the roads and strong winds along the Black Sea coast on Sunday.

The yellow code alert is the lowest degree of potentially hazardous weather on the three-degree scale of the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH).

BELGRADE - The meteorological services of Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Republika Srpska, the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania established at a meeting in Belgrade on Friday a consortium for short-range weather forecasting.