Rain, storms and African dust forecast across Greece on Friday

[Alexandros Vlachos/AMNA]

Cloudy skies, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are expected crossed astir of Greece connected Friday, with the astir terrible conditions forecast successful western and bluish areas.

Rain and little downpours are forecast successful regions including Macedonia and Thrace successful bluish Greece, Epirus successful the northwest and parts of the western mainland and Peloponnese.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected aboriginal successful the time implicit the bluish Ionian Sea and western mainland areas. Elsewhere, periods of accrued unreality screen and short-lived section showers are anticipated.

Weather conditions are besides expected to transportation African particulate crossed cardinal and southern Greece, perchance reducing visibility and affecting aerial quality.

Southerly winds will stroke astatine 4 to 6 Beaufort crossed Greek seas, reaching 7 Beaufort successful parts of the Ionian and concisely up to 8 Beaufort during the greeting earlier easing aboriginal successful the day.

Temperatures will autumn slightly but stay mild for the season.

Highs are expected to scope 21 to 23 degrees Celsius successful bluish Greece and 24 to 25 degrees successful astir different areas. Temperatures whitethorn emergence to 26 degrees connected the southeastern Dodecanese islands and arsenic precocious arsenic 28 degrees successful bluish Crete.

Athens is forecast to spot cloudy conditions with little showers during the afternoon, while Thessaloniki will acquisition expanding unreality screen and section rainfall.

The outlook for the weekend is much favorable, with mostly sunny skies and warmer temperatures returning crossed the state from Saturday onward.