Greece Prepares for Back-to-Back Storms

Two successive waves of stormy upwind originating from neighboring Italy are acceptable to deed Greece, bringing rain, thunderstorms, and somewhat cooler temperatures crossed assorted regions, according to meteorologists.

First Wave: Thursday to Friday

Meteorologist Thodoris Kolyvas, erstwhile manager of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), forecasts that the archetypal question volition get from Thursday, October 16, done Friday, October 17, 2025. This strategy volition chiefly impact western, central, and bluish Greece, delivering rainfall and thunderstorms. Kolyvas noted successful a station connected X: “Over the adjacent fewer days, we expect 2 large upwind disturbances. The first, from Thursday to Friday, volition bring rainfall and thunderstorms to the west, central, and bluish regions, though not everywhere.”

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Second Wave: Sunday to Monday

A second, much wide question is expected from Sunday to Monday, October 19–20, 2025, impacting adjacent Athens with what Kolyvas described arsenic “good rains.” Temperatures volition stay somewhat beneath seasonal averages, with beardown winds forecast for the Ionian Sea connected Friday.

A Classic Autumn Storm

Meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias echoed this sentiment, describing the upwind arsenic “a classical autumn from the aged days” connected his Facebook page. He highlighted that an organized tempest strategy volition impact Italy earlier gradually moving to occidental Greece from aboriginal Friday, bringing heavier rainfall and gusty southerly winds. “Scattered airy rainfall and cloudy skies volition persist until Thursday, October 16,” Tsatrafyllias added. “Temperatures volition hover adjacent seasonal norms, reaching up to 22°C successful the lowlands and dropping to azygous digits astatine nighttime successful the mountainous areas of cardinal and bluish Greece.”

In Attica, important rainfall is not expected until the 2nd wave, with temperatures ranging from 11°C to 23°C.

Today’s Weather: A Brief Respite

On Tuesday, October 14, 2025, Greece enjoyed comparatively calm conditions with mild temperatures and plentifulness of sunshine. Scattered clouds whitethorn thicken successful confederate mainland areas, with airy rainfall imaginable successful eastbound Macedonia, Chalkidiki, the Peloponnese, and Chania successful Crete during the morning. Midday temperatures volition scope from 19–22°C successful the north, 22–24°C successful occidental Greece, and 21–24°C successful the islands, including Crete and the Dodecanese. Winds volition stay light, astatine 2–4 Beaufort successful the Ionian and Aegean Seas, strengthening to 5 Beaufort successful the Dodecanese by afternoon.

Looking Ahead

Wednesday, October 15, volition spot a deterioration with rainfall spreading to much areas and temperatures reaching up to 24°C. By Thursday, October 16, rainfall is expected to screen astir of the country, but Crete, arsenic the archetypal question intensifies.

Meteorologists volition proceed to show the evolving systems implicit the adjacent 24 hours to supply updated forecasts for Greece.