Temperatures are forecast to decrease as of Tuesday, July 23, and for a few days, before they rise again. At the same time, summer storms are underway in many parts of Greece.
According to director of National Meteorology Service EMY, Thodoris Kolydas, locally heavy rainstorms are forecast for central and eastern Macedonia and possibly Thrace.
Especially attention is to be paid in Halkidiki. Intense weather phenomena are possible mainly in North-Eastern Greece also on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Παρότι τα ύψη υετού δεν είναι μεγάλα , χρειάζεται προσοχή αύριο Τρίτη κυρίως σε κεντρική , ανατολική #Μακεδονια και πιθανόν #Θράκη από τοπικά #μπουρίνια. Ιδιαίτερη προσοχή στη #Χαλκιδική.
Έντονα φαινόμενα θα εκδηλωθούν πιθανόν και την Πέμπτη κυρίως στα Β.Α.
Δείτε την πρόγνωση… pic.twitter.com/iXeoXcTBJf— Theodoros Kolydas (@KolydasT) July 22, 2024
It should be warned that local summer storms in northern Greece can be sudden and very heavy with lots of lightning. Last month a 13-year-old girl was killed by a lightning while she was walking at the beach in Halkidiki.
High Temperatures on Monday
Temperatures remained high on Monday, July 22, exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. The highest were recorded in south mainland and thus in Stylida, Fthiotida, with 41.9 ° C, in Thiva with 41.6 ° C and Psahna, Evia, with 41.2 ° C,
As of tomorrow Tuesday, there will be a gradual fall in temperatures, which will be felt in most areas by the middle of next week.
During the day, temperatures are expected to reach 38 to 39 degrees Celsius in the northern areas, 38 to 40 degrees Celsius in the islands of the Eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese.
In the rest of the country, temperatures are expected to reach 34 to 37 degrees Celsius, while 39 to 40 degrees in Attica and 38 degrees Celsius in Thessaloniki.
Some meteorologist forecast temperature drop by 10 degrees Celsius as of Thursday and a new heatwave as of the beginning of next week.
How do we cope with prolonged heatwaves? My KTG’s blog about struggling with heat here.
