Autumn rains ease, head east

A rainbow brightens up the leaden sky implicit a small past theater adjacent the metropolis of Agrinio, successful the western Greek portion of Aetolia-Acarnania, connected Tuesday. Many parts of Greece saw showers and thunderstorms connected Tuesday, including Athens, where the strong day rainfall caused traffic chaos successful the metropolis halfway and some flooding. More showers are expected crossed overmuch of the state connected Wednesday, though they will beryllium shorter and lighter. Isolated thunderstorms are forecast implicit the eastbound Aegean islands, the Cyclades and Crete, arsenic the wet beforehand moves east. Conditions will gradually amended by precocious day successful astir areas. Temperatures will dip slightly successful the south, reaching highs of 20 to 22 degrees Celsius connected the mainland and 21 to 23 degrees connected the islands. A gradual warming is forecast for Thursday, with mostly just weather. [Giorgos Ioannou/InTime News]