Weather: The four-day heatwave starts today with 40s – Which areas are affected, when the temperature drops

The 2nd heat wave of this summer starts contiguous and volition past done Wednesday, according to meteorologists. However, it volition beryllium moderate, with thermometers locally connected the mainland topping 40 degrees by Monday and temperatures volition driblet importantly connected Thursday, with winds expanding to precise beardown successful the seas.

According to the updated upwind forecast issued astatine noon connected July 4, precise precocious temperatures are forecast successful Greece contiguous (06-07-25) until Wednesday (09-07-25).

The somesthesia emergence started yesterday successful the westbound and Macedonia and successful the remainder of Greece today.

The highest values (maximum values supra 40 degrees) volition beryllium recorded from Monday (07-07-25) successful the interior of mainland Greece and chiefly successful the west, cardinal and north.

It should beryllium noted that:

A. In the coastal areas of the mainland the maximum somesthesia volition beryllium 2 to 4 degrees little than the somesthesia successful the interior of mainland Greece.

Β. The comparative humidity volition beryllium debased (indicatively 20% to 30% during the midday hours successful the interior of the mainland).

C. Minimum temperatures connected Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday successful municipality centres volition stay precocious and volition beryllium astir 26 to 28 degrees Celsius.

In much detail:

1. Maximum values volition reach:

a) successful Macedonia, Thessaly, Epirus and occidental Sterea 38-39 degrees Celsius and perchance 40 degrees Celsius locally.

b) successful eastbound Central Greece and the Peloponnese 37 to 39 degrees Celsius.

c) successful the Ionian islands 35 to 36 degrees Celsius.

2. On Monday (07-07-25) precise precocious temperatures volition beryllium recorded connected the Ionian islands and each the mainland, portion the somesthesia volition besides emergence successful the eastbound islands. Maximum values volition reach:

a) successful mainland Greece 39 to 40 and successful immoderate places 41 degrees Celsius.

b) successful the Ionian islands, the islands of the Eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese islands 36 to 38 degrees Celsius.

3. On Tuesday (08-07-25) and Wednesday (09-07-25) a flimsy driblet successful precocious temperatures is expected successful the Ionian and occidental mainland and a flimsy emergence (by astir 1 to 2 degrees) successful the eastbound mainland and the Aegean. It is estimated that the maximum values volition scope 41 to 42 degrees Celsius successful immoderate places connected the mainland.

Giannopoulos: Heat question of mean intensity

As ERT meteorologist Panagiotis Giannopoulos said, “the 2nd heatwave of this summertime is conscionable astir the corner. It volition beryllium of mean intensity, the thermometers locally connected the mainland volition transcend 40 degrees from Monday. It volition extremity connected Wednesday, On Thursday the somesthesia volition driblet importantly and winds volition summation to precise beardown successful the seas.”

According to the weatherman, mostly wide upwind is forecast for Sunday. Scattered clouds successful the cardinal and bluish continental highlands astatine noon successful the day and determination is simply a anticipation of a fewer showers successful the highlands of Epirus and Macedonia. Winds successful the Ionian Sea northwest 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the Aegean from bluish directions 4 to 5 locally 6 Beaufort. The somesthesia volition scope 37 to 39 degrees Celsius connected the mainland, 35 to 36 degrees successful the Ionian and eastbound Aegean, 30 to 33 degrees successful the Cyclades and Crete.

In Attica, sunshine is forecasted. The winds volition beryllium northerly successful the eastbound astatine 5 Beaufort. The somesthesia volition scope from 24 to 38 degrees, successful the coastal areas it volition beryllium 2 to 3 degrees lower. In Thessaloniki the upwind volition beryllium clear. The winds volition beryllium light. The somesthesia volition scope from 24 to 36 degrees.

On Monday, wide and lukewarm upwind is forecast. Winds successful the Aegean Sea northbound northwest 4 to 6 Beaufort, airy successful the Ionian Sea. The somesthesia volition emergence slightly, reaching 39 to 40 degrees successful the mainland and locally 41 degrees successful areas acold from the sea.

Chatraphyllis: Weaker heatwave

Meteorologist George Tsatrafyllias says successful a Facebook station that the heatwave volition get “more weakened”. According to him, the state volition beryllium successful the grip of a “mild heatwave successful the three-day play Sunday-Tuesday” with the mercury reaching 41 degrees connected July 8.

He besides provided a array showing somesthesia trends successful large cities implicit the adjacent fewer days and successful Athens the mercury volition ascent to 40 degrees connected Tuesday. According to the meteorologist, the somesthesia volition scope 41 degrees successful Serres and Larissa.

“Impressive driblet successful somesthesia connected Thursday. Within 2 24 hours adjacent 13 degrees,” helium said.

Marousakis: Gusty northbound winds coming

Meteorologist Klearchos Marousakis is predicting “quite hard conditions implicit the 4 days Sunday to Wednesday” with the mercury “breaking” adjacent the 40 degrees Celsius barrier.

In a Facebook post, the meteorologist calls for “great caution arsenic this beardown vigor question completes its action” arsenic “the collision of the precise lukewarm aerial wide with the colder 1 that volition travel (Wednesday – Thursday), volition fortify the northbound winds astatine tempest levels, importantly raising occurrence information levels (very apt utmost information locally).”

The somesthesia reached 40 °C connected Saturday 05/07/2025

High temperatures prevailed connected Saturday 5 July 2025, particularly successful the occidental and bluish parts of the state wherever the mercury reached 39-40 °C successful immoderate places.

As shown successful the representation below, according to the web of automatic upwind stations of the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, 70 upwind stations successful the web recorded maximum temperatures supra 37 °C.

Today’s weather

Across the state determination volition beryllium precise bully upwind and precocious temperatures. During the lukewarm hours of the time clouds volition make successful the continental mountains and section rainfall volition hap successful the northwestern mountains.

The somesthesia volition scope successful Western Macedonia from 16 to 34-36 degrees, successful the remainder of Macedonia and Thrace from 18 to 35-37 and locally 38 degrees, successful Thessaly from 16 to 38-39 and locally 40 degrees, successful Western Greece from 22 to 38-40 degrees, successful the remainder of the mainland from 22 to 37-39 degrees Celsius, successful the Ionian Islands from 21 to 34-36 degrees, successful the Aegean islands and successful Crete from 21 to 32-34 degrees, portion successful the East Aegean islands the maximum temperatures volition scope 36-38 degrees Celsius locally.

In the eastbound portion of the island, successful the south-eastern portion of Greece, the temperatures volition beryllium successful the portion of 36-38 degrees Celsius.

Winds successful the Central and North Aegean volition stroke from the northbound with intensities of 3-5 Beaufort and successful the South Aegean westbound with the aforesaid intensities. In the Ionian Sea the winds volition stroke from the westbound northwest with intensities of 2-4 Beaufort.

In Attica we expect sunshine and rather warm. The winds volition stroke northbound northeast with intensities 2-4 Beaufort. The somesthesia volition scope from 26 to 38 degrees.

In Thessaloniki we expect sunshine with section clouds during the lukewarm hours of the day. The winds volition stroke chiefly from confederate directions with intensities of 2-3 Beaufort. The somesthesia volition scope from 25 to 35 degrees.

The upwind connected Monday, July 7

Generally wide weather. Scattered clouds successful the continental mountains successful the midday – day hours, with the anticipation of section rainfall successful the mountains of Macedonia and Thessaly.

Winds successful the westbound volition stroke from westerly directions 3 to 4 and gradually successful the southbound up to 5 Beaufort. In the eastbound volition stroke north-northwest and gradually west-northwest 3 to 4 and successful the Aegean Sea locally 5 Beaufort.

The somesthesia volition stay precocious connected the Ionian islands and connected each continents, portion it volition besides emergence connected the eastbound islands. The maximum values volition be:

a) successful mainland Greece 39 to 40 and successful immoderate places 41 degrees Celsius.

b) successful the Ionian Islands, the East Aegean Islands and the Dodecanese islands 36 to 38 degrees Celsius.

The upwind connected Tuesday 8 July

The upwind volition beryllium mostly clear. Occasional clouds successful the cardinal and bluish mountainous areas successful the midday – day hours.

Winds volition stroke westbound northwest 3 to 5 Beaufort, and successful the confederate seas locally 6 Beaufort, portion successful the greeting hours successful the northbound it volition beryllium adaptable 3 to 4 Beaufort.

The somesthesia volition emergence somewhat further successful the eastbound and volition stay high. It is expected to scope 41 to 42 degrees Celsius successful immoderate places connected the mainland.

The upwind connected Wednesday, July 9

Generally wide weather. Local clouds successful the noon – day hours successful the northbound and successful the mountainous areas of cardinal Greece, with the anticipation of section rainfall successful eastbound Macedonia and Thrace.

Winds volition stroke westbound northwest 3 to 5 and successful the confederate seas locally 6 Beaufort. From the day successful the westbound and from the evening successful the northbound volition stroke north-northwest and volition locally scope 6 Beaufort.

The somesthesia volition driblet somewhat successful the west, but successful the remainder of the state it volition stay high.

The upwind connected Thursday, July 10

In the northeast, partially cloudy with section showers and isolated thunderstorms successful Macedonia and Thrace, improving from precocious evening. In the remainder of the country, mostly wide upwind with a fewer clouds that volition summation successful the midday – day hours connected the mainland, erstwhile section rainfall and occasional rainfall showers successful the mountains volition occur.

The winds volition stroke from the northbound 4 to 6 and successful the oversea locally 7 Beaufort.

The somesthesia volition driblet chiefly successful the northbound and cardinal regions, portion successful the southeast it volition stay high.