Weather: A warm spell is coming with possible highs of 33°C and African dust, Tsatraphyllias’ forecast for protothema

Day by day, outpouring is making its beingness much noticeable, with temperatures rising and instability constricted to mountainous regions.

According to Giorgos Tsatraphyllias, meteorologist for protothema.gr, successful presumption of upwind developments, too the somesthesia increase, muddy rainfall is besides connected the way. Additionally, toward the extremity of the week, a lukewarm spell volition propulsion temperatures to unusually precocious levels for the season. From Friday, the transport of Saharan particulate volition besides beryllium favored.

In much detail:

For today, Wednesday 6/5/2026, mostly just upwind is expected, with the objection of midday instability successful cardinal and bluish mountainous areas, chiefly successful eastbound Macedonia and Thrace.

Maximum temperatures volition scope 26–27°C successful cardinal and bluish mainland regions and astir 23°C successful the Dodecanese. In the evening, temperatures volition not driblet beneath 15–16°C successful low-lying coastal areas.

Winds successful the Ionian Sea volition beryllium southwesterly up to 4 Beaufort. In the Aegean, winds volition beryllium westerly to southwesterly astatine akin intensity.

In Athens, sunny conditions are expected. Winds volition beryllium southerly up to 4 Beaufort, with temperatures ranging from 13 to 25°C.

In Thessaloniki, partially cloudy conditions are expected. Winds successful the Thermaic Gulf volition beryllium light, and temperatures volition scope from 12 to 25°C.

On Thursday, southerly winds volition fortify slightly, rainfall volition beryllium minimal, and temperatures volition stay astatine akin levels. On Friday and Saturday, southerlies volition intensify, favoring the transport of African particulate and bringing muddy rainfall to cardinal and bluish regions.

From Sunday, with particulate inactive present, temperatures volition emergence further. It is not ruled retired that astatine the opening of adjacent week temperatures whitethorn transcend 32–33°C. The representation volition go clearer implicit the adjacent 24 hours.