Storm Erminio brings 48 difficult hours to seven regions – Two waves of storms expected in Attica, live forecast

The state is nether a authorities of heightened alert owed to the hazy upwind Erminio, with 7 regions enactment connected “red” alert and terrible phenomena affecting particularly Attica, Thessaly, Central Greece and the confederate Aegean. At the aforesaid time, it was decided to support schools closed successful areas expected to beryllium astir affected by dense rainfall and gusty winds.

Two tempest waves successful Attica

According to meteorologist Thodoris Kolydas, 2 successive bouts of atrocious upwind are expected successful Attica during the day.

The archetypal signifier is forecast to hap successful the aboriginal greeting hours, astir 08:00 to 10:00, with gradual strengthening done midday.

The 2nd and astir aggravated surge is expected from the day to evening, astir betwixt 15:00 and 21:00, with the highest intensities occurring towards the extremity of the period.

As helium explains, the precipitation systems determination according to the upwind travel astatine 700 hPa, which means that clouds and showers volition beryllium organised from southbound to north, affecting the regions otherwise successful presumption of strength and duration.

Red alert successful 7 regions

A authorities of heightened alert is set:

Central Greece
Thessaly (including Sporades)
Peloponnese
(including the portion of Greece).
South Aegean
Imathia
Pieria
central Macedonia

Attica is erstwhile again astatine the halfway of the atrocious weather, with the phenomena being characterized arsenic peculiarly aggravated and long-lasting.

Live the people of the atrocious weather

Extraordinary Weather Warning Bulletin

According to the updated Extraordinary Bulletin of Dangerous Weather Phenomena, dense rainfall and thunderstorms are forecast crossed astir of the state connected Wednesday, April 1 and Thursday, April 2, 2026.

Today, beardown east-southeasterly winds volition impact the eastbound parts of the country, reaching 7–9 Beaufort, and locally up to 10 Beaufort successful the Dodecanese. Heavy snowfall is expected successful the mountainous areas of Epirus and Macedonia.

Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms Forecast

Wednesday, April 1

Severe upwind is expected successful the pursuing areas:

• Ionian Islands: from aboriginal greeting (orange warning)
• Southwestern Peloponnese: from midday (orange warning)
• Eastern Peloponnese: from midday to precocious nighttime (red warning)
• Eastern Central Greece, Evia, Thessaly, Sporades: from midday to precocious nighttime (red warning)
• Pieria: from midday to precocious nighttime (orange warning)
• Attica: from midday to precocious nighttime (red warning)
• Northern Cyclades: day to precocious nighttime (orange warning)
• Eastern Aegean islands: precocious day to nighttime (orange warning)
• Dodecanese: from day (red warning)
• Eastern Crete: afternoon–evening (orange warning)

Thursday, April 2

• Western & Southern Peloponnese: greeting to precocious nighttime (red warning)
• Eastern Thessaly (Larissa, Magnesia, Sporades): aboriginal greeting to midday (orange warning)
• Central Macedonia (Pieria, Imathia, Halkidiki, Serres): greeting to precocious day (orange warning)
• Crete (mainly westbound & south): midday to precocious nighttime (red warning)
• Eastern Aegean islands: from precocious day (orange warning)
• Dodecanese: aboriginal hours (red warning), again from precocious day (orange warning)

Strong Winds and African Dust

Very beardown winds are expected crossed the South Aegean, particularly successful Crete, the Cyclades, and the eastbound and southeastern Aegean. Gusts whitethorn scope 90 km/h, locally exceeding 100 km/h.

At the aforesaid time, African particulate transport volition impact overmuch of the country. Dust concentrations volition summation from the morning, peaking astir midday, particularly in:

• Crete
• Peloponnese
• Cyclades
• Southern and eastbound Aegean
• Eastern Central Greece

School Closures

Due to the severity of the weather, schools volition stay closed in:

• The Cyclades and Dodecanese
• The municipality of Mantoudi–Limni–Agia Anna (Evia)
• The municipality of Karditsa
• The municipalities of Markopoulo and Saronikos (Attica)
• Night schools successful Attica

Schools successful the remainder of Attica are expected to run normally, though section authorities whitethorn revise decisions depending connected conditions.

Remote Learning Measures

Where schools are closed by determination of section authorities, remote learning volition beryllium implemented wherever possible, according to the Ministry of Education.

Authorities authorities that tele-education volition beryllium activated instantly erstwhile needed to guarantee continuity of the acquisition process.

Weather Overview – Wednesday

Rain and thunderstorms volition statesman aboriginal successful the Ionian Islands and occidental Greece, spreading rapidly crossed the country. The astir affected areas volition include:

• Central and eastbound mainland
• Eastern and confederate Peloponnese
• Cyclades and Crete
• Eastern and confederate Aegean

Snowfall is expected successful mountainous regions, portion dust concentrations volition beryllium high successful galore areas.

Temperatures volition scope from:

• 1–8°C successful Western Macedonia
• up to 18°C successful the Aegean islands and Crete

Attica

Rain successful the morning, with thunderstorms from midday done the night.
Winds: easterly 4–5 Beaufort, turning southerly later.
Temperature: 8–16°C

Thessaloniki

Light rainfall early, intensifying from midday with imaginable thunderstorms.
Winds shifting from southeast to northeast (up to 6 Beaufort).
Temperature: 6–14°C

Outlook

Thursday, April 2

Unsettled upwind continues with wide rainfall and storms, locally severe. Temperatures volition somewhat alteration successful the south.

Friday, April 3

Rain and storms chiefly successful the Peloponnese, Cyclades, Crete, and eastbound Aegean, gradually weakening successful the west.

Saturday, April 4

Showers and isolated storms, particularly successful the east and south, improving aboriginal successful the day.

Sunday, April 5

Rain and isolated storms successful eastern mainland and confederate regions, with gradual betterment from the afternoon.