For one more time this winter Greece is in the grip of a bad weather front with powerful rainfalls, storms and snow. At the same time the National Meteorological Service (EMY) warns of gusty winds up to 8 Beaufort. Meteorologists warn of floods.
According to National Observatory in Athens, although the intensity of the bad weather phenomena will not be very high, cumulative rainfalls are expected mainly in the West and the North-East of the country. combined with the soil that has been saturated with rainwater due to the last bad weather front, the risk for floods is high.
Affected by the bad weather are Central and Eastern Macedonia, Thrace, the islands in the North and East Aegean Sea as well as the Dodecanese. Snow falls are expected in the mountainous and semi-mountainous areas of West Macedonia.
The front will proceed to West and South Greece affecting the Cyclades, Crete, the East Aegean islands, the Dodecanese and probably Thrace. Snow in Macedonia.
According to weather forecast, rainfalls will significantly decrease on Friday, February 1.
Over the weekend there will be a temporary weather improvement is expected with significant temperature rise.
In recent days, several landslides have occurred in many areas in Greece, from North like Serres to the South like Peloponnese, where a dozen villages have been isolated from the rest of the world.
Taygetos mountain – via eleftheriaonline
