Severe storm hits Attica – Which areas will be affected in the coming hours

The skies person opened up crossed galore areas of Attica, with localized rainfall and thunderstorms. This upwind instability is expected to past until Wednesday, October 8, already affecting respective regions crossed the country.

By precocious Monday afternoon, torrential rainfall was reported successful Haidari, Petroupoli, SKA, Zephyri, Peristeri, Ano Liosia, Kamatero, and Aspropyrgos. Rainfall was besides recorded successful the bluish suburbs of Attica.

Heavy rains are occurring successful areas of the Peloponnese, Evia, Chania, Samos, Chios, and Skiathos.

By the afternoon, the highest rainfall amounts had been recorded successful Western Greece and the Peloponnese. According to Meteo, the Ionian Islands, occidental mainland Greece, and the Peloponnese were the regions astir affected by the tempest strategy until Monday afternoon. The accompanying representation representation shows the organisation of accumulated rainfall up to 18:40, according to the web of automatic upwind stations operated by the National Observatory of Athens, on with the 8 stations that recorded the highest rainfall. The highest magnitude of rainfall recorded nationwide was successful Pyrgos, Ilia, with 71 millimeters.

Rain Forecast for Tuesday

The low-pressure strategy that formed implicit the Adriatic has moved eastward, already affecting overmuch of the country. The main characteristics of the tempest strategy are:

• Heavy localized rainfall and thunderstorms continuing until Tuesday noon, October 7
• Strengthening winds, reaching 6–7 Beaufort successful the seas connected some Monday (October 6) and Tuesday (October 7)
• A driblet successful somesthesia connected Tuesday compared to Monday

Temperatures volition stay beneath seasonal averages. In the north, highs volition not transcend 20–21°C, portion successful the remainder of the state they volition scope betwixt 22–25°C.

On Tuesday, the low-pressure strategy volition stay implicit the bluish Aegean, bringing aggravated rainfall and storms to Thrace, the Eastern Aegean islands, and the Dodecanese. The remainder of the state volition acquisition unstable conditions, with scattered showers and storms, chiefly successful the west. Winds volition stroke from the west-northwest astatine 6–7 Beaufort, locally reaching 8 successful the Ionian. Temperatures volition proceed to fall, with highs of 15–18°C successful the northbound and up to 22–24°C successful the south.

Wednesday’s Weather

The low-pressure strategy volition statesman moving eastward, but rainfall volition persist successful the Aegean and eastbound mainland. The remainder of the state volition spot gradual improvement, with winds from the west-northwest up to 7 Beaufort and nary important somesthesia change.

From Thursday and Friday onward, the upwind is expected to amended significantly, with weaker winds, rising temperatures, and the instrumentality of sunshine — promising a pleasant and mild autumn weekend.