WIND

Fitch Ratings on Thursday assigned Largo Intermediary Holdings Limited (Wind Hellas) a B- final long-term issuer default rating (IDR), with a stable outlook.

The Hydrometeorological Service (RHMZ) has warned that the southeastern wind will reach 24 meters per second in Southern Banat, in the northeast of the country.

The wind, known as "koshava," will persist Tuesday through Wednesday.

Bulgaria's weather service has issued a Code Yellow warning over heavy winds along the Black Sea coastline on Monday.

Northeastern winds will grow stronger throughout the day in all three coastal regions, namely Varna, Burgas and Dobrich.

Occasional gusts at a speed of 14-17 m/s are expected in the evening.

Extreme weather phenomena have left disaster in their wake, with tornadoes, heavy rains and winds uprooting trees and causing floods throughout the country. A tornado hit the area of Lehena and Vartholomio causing many cars to overturn and many trees to be uprooted. The road network is closed. The tornado left nothing but destruction, when it hit the area from Vartholomio up until Lehena.

A Code Yellow warning has been declared over gale-force winds in Bulgaria for April 26, Tuesday, the national weather service has said.

The measure is in force for all 28 regions of the country.

Northwest winds are expected to have an average speed of 14-19 m/s, with gusts of up to 22-24 m/s.

Storms hit the U.S.' south and western parts over the Christmas holiday weekend, unleashing floods and tornadoes that killed at least 43 people, while at least 10 people were killed in mudslides due to floods in the South American countries of Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina.  

A turn for the cold is expected after the sunny days of Christmas. Meteorologists say that snow flakes are on their way for New Year’s Eve and there is speculation as to whether the region of Attica will also be covered in white.

A sunny Christmas is in store around Greece with mostly fair weather and northerly winds.

Wind velocity will reach 6 on the Beaufort scale. It will be sunny in the northern and western parts of the country with temperatures ranging from -01C to 18C.

Scattered clouds in the eastern parts with temperatures between 0C-18C.

Rather than plummet, Christmas temperatures will soar to 18-19 degrees on Christmas eve. The good weather is ideal for travelers and those who wish to explore the great outdoors.

The Greek police issued a map that details the more dangerous sections of the national road network so that drivers can be careful.

After an Indian summer with t-shirt weather during winter, the weather is due to change in Greece with extreme weather conditions expected around the country. After a brief thunderstorm on Wednesday followed by morning sunshine, it’s a turn back to winter again from Friday onwards, according to the National Meteorological Service of Greece.