Weather: Storms and gale-force winds in Western Greece today, rainy Epiphany in several regions

Stormy southerly winds reaching up to 8 Beaufort successful the Ionian Sea, on with locally dense rainfall and thunderstorms from the day successful the bluish Ionian and Epirus and from the evening successful occidental Central Greece, are the main upwind features for today, Monday.

Today’s Weather

Increased unreality screen crossed astir parts of the country, with section rainfall chiefly successful occidental and bluish regions, the islands of the eastbound Aegean, and the Dodecanese. Isolated thunderstorms volition initially hap successful the northwest and gradually dispersed to different occidental areas. From the afternoon, upwind phenomena whitethorn go locally aggravated successful the bluish Ionian and Epirus, and from the evening successful occidental Central Greece. Isolated thunderstorms are besides imaginable connected the islands of the eastbound Aegean. From the day onward, airy snowfall is expected successful the mountainous areas of occidental and bluish mainland Greece.

Meteorological conditions favour the transport of African particulate successful occidental regions.

Winds volition stroke from confederate directions astatine 4 to 6 Beaufort, locally reaching 7 successful coastal and maritime areas, and up to 8 Beaufort successful the Ionian Sea and temporarily successful the Aegean.

Temperatures volition spot a flimsy driblet successful bluish areas. Highs volition scope 16–17°C successful cardinal and bluish mainland regions, and 18–19°C successful the remainder of the country.

Weather connected Epiphany

Tomorrow, connected Epiphany, accrued unreality screen with rainfall and scattered thunderstorms—possibly locally strong—is expected successful the Ionian Sea, Epirus, occidental Central Greece, occidental Peloponnese, eastbound Macedonia, Thrace, and the northeastern Aegean.

In the remainder of the country, temporarily accrued cloudiness with section rainfall is expected, chiefly successful bluish regions and the eastbound islands.

Light snowfall volition hap successful the mountainous areas of northwestern Greece. Meteorological conditions volition proceed to favour the transport of African dust.

Winds volition stroke from confederate directions astatine 4 to 6 Beaufort, temporarily reaching up to 7 successful the Ionian and 7–8 Beaufort successful parts of the Aegean.

Temperatures volition amusement a flimsy rise, chiefly successful occidental and confederate regions. Highs volition scope 15–17°C and locally 18°C successful cardinal and bluish mainland areas, 18–19°C and locally up to 20°C successful the Ionian and different mainland regions, and 20–21°C successful the Cyclades, Crete, and the Dodecanese.

Weather Forecast Through Friday

Wednesday:
Increased unreality screen crossed astir regions, with section rainfall chiefly successful occidental and bluish areas and the eastbound Aegean. Isolated thunderstorms volition hap chiefly successful occidental regions, northeastern mainland areas, and the eastbound Aegean islands. Weather phenomena whitethorn beryllium locally beardown successful the Ionian Islands, Epirus, occidental Central Greece, occidental Peloponnese (mainly bluish parts), eastbound Macedonia, Thrace, and the northeastern Aegean. Snowfall is expected successful the mountainous areas of northwestern Greece.

African particulate transport volition continue.
Winds volition stroke from confederate directions astatine 5 to 7 Beaufort, and up to 8—locally 9—Beaufort successful the Aegean. From the evening, winds successful the westbound volition gradually displacement to westerly–southwesterly astatine 5 to 6 Beaufort. Temperatures volition stay mostly unchanged.

Thursday:
Increased unreality screen with section rainfall crossed astir of the country, particularly successful occidental regions, northeastern mainland areas, and the eastbound islands, on with scattered thunderstorms. Snowfall is expected successful the mountainous mainland areas.

Winds successful the westbound volition stroke from westerly directions astatine 5 to 6 Beaufort, and successful the Ionian Sea astatine 7, locally up to 8 Beaufort. In eastbound regions, winds volition beryllium southerly astatine 6 to 7 Beaufort, locally up to 8 successful the Aegean, gradually shifting to westerly directions with the aforesaid intensity. Temperatures volition drop, chiefly successful occidental and bluish areas.

Friday:
Few clouds, temporarily accrued successful western, southern, and eastbound land regions, with section rainfall and scattered thunderstorms successful Crete, the eastbound Aegean islands, and the Dodecanese, followed by gradual improvement. Elsewhere, mostly just upwind with occasional unreality cover. Light snowfall is expected chiefly successful the mountainous areas of cardinal and bluish mainland Greece.

Winds volition stroke from west-northwest directions astatine 5 to 7 Beaufort, locally up to 8 Beaufort astatine sea, gradually weakening from the north. Temperatures volition spot a further flimsy decrease.