Greeks in many parts of the country woke up surrounded by a snow landscape. Temperature sharply decreased and snowfalls occurred mainly in mountainous and semi-mountainous regions of Macedonia and Thrace as well as in lower altitude areas, while mountainous regions in Central Greece have been also covered white. In several municipalities in East Macedonia and Thrace schools are closed. Snow came late this year, after a very rainy November.
Snow fell in Oraiokastro and Hortiatis by Thessaloniki.
Dressed in white are Pilio, Trikala, Kozani and Florina.
The lowest temperatures were recorded in Kaimaktsalan mountain with -4.8 degrees Celsious and Lailia by Serres with -3.3 C.
Arnaia, Halkidiki
Spilia, Larrisa
Weather Forecast
Snow- and rainfalls will continue also during Wednesday and Thursday, December 4-5, 2019. North winds will be blowing with intensity up to 8 and locally up to 9 Beaufort. Significant temperature drop mainly in Central and North Greece.
Wednesday, Dec 4
Snowfalls even in low altitude in regions of Macedonia and Thrace. Temperature will range between -4 to 3 degrees Celsius.
Rainfalls in western, central and northern Greece in the morning, later in Thessaly, East Central Greece, Peloponnese, Central and South Aegean Sea and Crete.
Thursday, Dec 5
Friday, Dec 6
Temperatures will range: -4 – 3 C in West Macedonia, 0-8 C in rest of macedonia, Thessaly 5-10C, Ionian islands 12-15 C, North Aegean islands 6-11 C, Dodecanese up to 18 C, Crete 9-20 C.
Winds:
6-8 Beaufort in North and Central Aegean Sea,; South Aegean locally up to 9 B.
Up to 6-8 B in the Ionian Sea and temporarily up to 9 B in the Gulf of Patras.
