Enough with this permanent sunshine and the high temperatures. Meteorologists forecast a sudden change in the weather with rainfalls and sporadic storms and temperature drop up to 5 degrees Celsius.
Forecast Monday, 21 August 2017
The rain weather will set initially in northern Greece and will gradually move to most of the continental parts as well as to the Ionian and the Northwest Aegean Sea.
The phenomena will be locally very intense, hail is possible.
By late Monday night, the weather will improve in the most areas affected but continue in Halkikidi, the Sporades islands and the East Thessaly.
Air temperature
up to 33 degrees Celsius in Northern Greece
up to 32 in Western Greece
up to 34 in continental Greece
up to 31 in Sporades, Cyclades and North Crete, up to 34 in the other parts of the Aegean Sea.
Wind
Low intensity from different directions in the North Aegean, from Northwest with 3-5 Beaufort in Central and South Aegean Sea.
Ionian Sea up to 4-5 B.
Athens / Attica
Few clouds that will increase during the hot hours of the day, temporary rainfall or storm in the north parts of Attica. Temperature up to 33 C.
Same weather forecast for Thessaloniki.
I see very slight south wind in Athens in early afternoon, which means we will slowly boil in a sticky pan.
Temperature is expected to fall on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 22-23, and then will rise again to normal seasonal levels.
Tuesday, August 22
Wednesday, August 23
Thursday, August 24
Friday, August 25
Strong north winds of 8 Beaufort in North and Central Cyclades, August 25-26, 2017
sources: meteo.gr, poseidon-system, and others
PS And then it’s four months to Christmas…
