Stormy Winds and Thunderstorms, as Cold Snap Hits Greece

Greece is experiencing an aggravated weather displacement arsenic the weekend’s “express storm” unfolds, creating disruptions successful various regions. The Epirus region, successful particular, has faced terrible impacts from the sudden spell of utmost weather.

Stormy winds person caused superior problems successful areas of the cities of Arta and Preveza successful the portion of Epirus, with reports saying respective location chimneys were destroyed and a wood mill wall collapsed precocious Friday evening.

Special units from the energy organisation web HEDNO are working to reconstruct harm caused to electrical poles aft trees fell connected them owed to the strong gusts successful Preveza.

Temperatures person dropped successful galore regions of the country; according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS), strong south-westerly winds of up to 8 connected the Beaufort standard are sweeping done the cardinal and bluish Aegean. The forecast says these will springiness way to north-westerly winds of akin unit affecting some the Aegean and Ionian seas.

Meteorologists connected κοινωνικά media foretell that by Sunday, temperatures are expected to plunge by up to 10 degrees Celsius from northbound to south.

The wide forecast from the Greek Meteorological Services says that Saturday will beryllium cloudy with rainfall and thunderstorms expected successful the Ionian, western, central, and bluish mainland, arsenic well arsenic the eastbound Aegean islands and western Crete. Temporary showers whitethorn besides hap successful different regions of the country.

By Saturday morning, weather conditions will gradually improve, starting successful the west. By evening, rainfall will beryllium confined to the Aegean, eastbound Evia, and bluish Crete, where light, localized rainfall is expected. Brief snowfalls whitethorn hap successful mountainous areas of bluish Greece, peculiarly successful Western Macedonia.

Temperatures will driblet initially successful the bluish and cardinal regions and aboriginal successful the remainder of the country. The bluish regions will spot highs of 12°C, while the Ionian and different mainland areas will scope 16–18°C. Southern areas whitethorn acquisition highs of 19–20°C, while the southern islands could highest astatine 21°C and the Dodecanese islands astatine 23°C.