Tag Archives: cold

A so-called “Omega” block atmospheric system forecast to affect Greece in the following days brings strong northern winds and bitter cold but also heavy rainfalls in the West of Greece. This weather system is forecast to reach the country as of the middle of the week. Omega block is the …

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Another, in fact two cold weather fronts with snow and ice-cold northern winds is on the way to Greece and will affect the country over the weekend and the beginning of next week. The first weather outbreak is forecast on Sunday, January 28, while the second one will hit the …

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Greece has been experiencing a prolonged fair weather all through the winter, so far, with sunny days and temperatures over 15 degrees Celsius even if with short intervals of bad weather. It is the first time ever that quite some plants on my balcony are blooming in January, and the …

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Tourists in Acropolis have strongly complained that they cannot find cold water to buy in the middle of the heatwave, “but only juice for 5 euros.”  In a report broadcast by Alpha TV on Tuesday, several foreign visitors complained about the situation in the canteens of the most famous archeological …

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One day before the official start of the spring and Athenians woke up with freezing temperatures and snow falling even in areas of the center of the city. The National Meteorological Service EMY issued a emergency bulletin warning of heavy snowfalls in the Greek capital and even more south in …

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Primary and secondary schools as well as pre-schools and kindergartens in Athens and Attica will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday, January 24-25, due to the second wave of the snow weather. The regional government of Attica took this decision on Sunday afternoon for “preventive reasons, for the safety of …

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Starting on Wednesday evening, a cold weather front coming form the North is expected to sweep over Greece toward the south, bringing rain and storms that may in some places be intense, especially early on Thursday morning, the meteo.gr weather service of the National Observatory of Athens forecast. The bad …

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Wearing winter coats and masks, five elementary school children sit in the cold, they are struggling to attend the distance learning, the e-classes of the Greek Education Ministry. The pupils in the village Pefki in the Municipality of Pyrgos, Peloponnese, have no internet at home, have no computer, mobile phones …

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A barometric low has brought temperature drop and powerful winds, snowfalls locally dense but also Sahara dust from the South. According to meteorologists, the “winter” in April is forecast to last until Thursday, April 23, 2020. A gradual weather improvement is expected as of Friday, although the weather will remain …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY warns of sharp weather deterioration with heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms, temperature drop by 8-10 degrees Celsius, powerful northern winds up to 9 Beaufort and dense snowfalls even in low altitudes. The barometric low will affect a large part of the country on Wednesday and Thursday, …

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The bodies of two women were found in an agricultural plot in a village by Evros in northeastern Greece on Sunday morning. The bodies were found by police patrolling the area near the border to Turkey. According to local media, the women, estimated to be 15-25 years old and of …

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Just two days before December and the first snow fell on the mountain of Parnassus in central Greece.  The mountain tops and slopes are dressed in white, while meteorologists forecast a broader weather deterioration with snow and sharp temperature drop staring on Sunday, December 1. Temperatures will drop sharply in …

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I was so saddened the other day to see the plants of a friend who lives in Northern Greece to have died the sudden frost death after a bad weather front with polar air masses tortured the country for a week. “After all these years my flowers did not survived,” …

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The Epiphany and the religious tradition of blessing the Waters was celebrated across Greece on Friday, January 6th. Hundreds of faithful defied the cold and jumped into the sea to retrieve the Cross for good luck. However, in Patras, the holy custom ended up in a brawl among divers arguing …

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A horse is a horse is a horse … A horse in agricultural Greece may have a real tough life especially in the middle of winter. A horse tied up in the open snowed field exposed to wind and temperature at -7° Celsius… The poor horse was spotted in the …

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