Unseasonal Cold Snap Brings Snow, Sub-Zero Temps Across Mainland

Much of north-central and adjacent parts of southern mainland Greece didn’t get the “climate change” memo precocious this week, arsenic a crisp acold spell brought distinctly winter-like characteristics to coincide with this year’s May Day commemoration. The acold beforehand caused a sudden temperature driblet of up to 10 degrees Celsius within conscionable a fewer hours and important snowfall successful mountainous areas.

Winter images were recorded crossed the country’s highlands, where important – and overmuch needed – snow accumulation reported.

On Mount Parnassus, successful south-central Greece, the scenery was erstwhile again blanketed successful white, with snow extent reaching 3 to 5 centimeters.

The specific ιστοσελίδα hosts Greece’s champion known and visited σκι resort.

According to information from the automatic weather station web of the National Observatory of Athens (meteo.gr), frost was recorded during the aboriginal greeting hours of Saturday. The lowest temperature was measured astatine the mountainous Seli ιστοσελίδα successful bluish Imathia prefecture, astatine -3.2°C.

Similarly debased readings were recorded crossed bluish Greece.

At the Ochyro Nevrokopi ιστοσελίδα and astatine the Vevi ιστοσελίδα successful Florina prefecture temperatures dropped to -1.4°C, while the metropolis of Florina recorded -1.2°C. Sub-zero temperatures were recorded successful astir of bluish Greece’s mountainous regions.

Snowfall and section snow screen were besides reported successful respective mountainous regions. In summation to Parnassus, Mt. Pelion — peculiarly the Chánia (HA-nia) territory — saw caller snowfall of 3–5 centimeters. Snow besides fell connected Mt. Olympus and the peaks of Velouchi, Chelmos and Vasilitsa.

A uncommon and picturesque improvement was besides observed successful mountainous Corinth prefecture, west and southwest of Athens proper, where the spring scenery was transformed into a winter country successful 1 night. From the evening of May Day, dense snowfall covered the highlands. The country besides hosts the Ziria σκι resort.

Source: tovima.com