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Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued a Red Alert weather warning over a prolonged heatwave forecast to hit the country with temperatures reaching up to 44 degrees Celsius in the shade. Some meteorologists speak of even up to  45° C locally. According to the EMY, masses of warm air are …

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The European Commission revised its forecasts for Greek economic growth upwards on Wednesday, projecting growth rates of 4.1% in 2021 and 6% in 2022. In its report on spring economic forecasts, the EU’s executive body said that the coronavirus pandemic and all related restrictive measures led the Greek economy to …

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An unprecedented hailstorm hit the city of Drama in the night from Tuesday to Wednesday and caused widespread problems in many areas of the city in north-eastern Greece. The volume of hail was so big that dense layers reaching up to 30-40 cm were formed. The Drama Municipality sent excavators …

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The Greek economy will contract at a smaller rate in 2020 compared with the Eurozone average, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in its semi-annual report on the global economic outlook. This forecast comes in opposition to forecasts made by the European Commission and the International Monetary …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued a weather warning with main features be powerful rainfalls and thunderstorms, locally hail falls and gusty winds. Rain and thunderstorms are forecast to start as of Monday noon, June 1, 2020, and affect both the mainland and the Aegean islands. The weather warning …

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Weather was quite fair on Tuesday morning but it made a U-turn at noon: clouds quickly gathered over Athens and the suburbs on Tuesday noon, thunder was heard and lightning was seen in the horizon. Within minutes a heavy rainstorm started to strike accompanied by gale-force wind. The rain was …

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Meteorologists in Greece forecast a mini heat wave with temperatures to reach up to 38 and 39 degrees Celsius. The warm air masses are coming from Africa together with strong south winds and Sahara dust. It will be the first heat wave of the year. According to National Observatory of …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY issued a weather warning of heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms, possible with hail falls, and powerful South winds up to 8 and 9 Beaufort. The barometric low is expected to hit Greece from the North-West as of Tuesday afternoon. Percipitation Forecast Mar 3-4, 2020 Weather Forecast …

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Winter mood with snow on the mountains, temperature drop and ice-cold wind blowing from the North. On the mountain of Parnitha in Attica it started to snow since early Saturday morning. The video from Bafi refuge at an altitude of 1,161 meters, shows an idyllic white landscape, with the mellow …

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A temporary but significant weather change with rain- and snowfalls, thunderstorms and powerful winds is forecast for the next couple of days, starting on Thursday, February 20, 2020. The barometric low is forecast to affect Greece until Saturday, February 22. Rain and sporadic thunderstorms are expected in Western and Northern …

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Weather deterioration with intense rainfalls and thunderstorms is forecast for the next couple of days. The barometric low is coming from the North-West and will extend down to the South-East of the country. Rain and thunderstorms are expected to set in as of Friday morning, February 14, 2020, in the …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service has issued a weather warning  about a new barometric low that will hit mostly southern Greece and the islands with powerful rainfalls and heavy storms, locally accompanied by hail and stormy winds of up to 9 Beaufort. Affected by the bad weather front will be mainly …

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Barometric low “Hephaistion” is gradually moving to the East of Greece, with rainfalls and sporadic thunderstorms in the eastern and southern Aegean Sea, heavy snowfalls on the mountains of Crete and gale force winds. Ferries remain docked. Video: Kolympithres, Tinos, Cyclades For the third consecutive days, ferries remain docked at …

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Barometric low “Dido” is forecast to strike the largest parts of Greece with heavy rain- and snowfalls, powerful thunderstorms and stormy winds. The Greek National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued a “red alert” on Monday warning of the upcoming intense weather phenomena. The weather warning is valid from Dec 9 …

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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 …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY is warning of weather deterioration with strong rainfalls, thunderstorms, locally powerful, and possible hail fall. EMY issued the weather warning on Sunday and is valid for October 7-8, 2019. The barometric low comes from the North and will affect the whole country. Forecast: Athens and …

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What if we, in Athens, have 30 degrees Celsius and a bright sunshine on Wednesday? The weather is going to rapidly change for the worse with rainfalls, thunderstorms, powerful winds and possible hail falls. The Greek National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued a weather warning. The barometric low will start …

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The weather in Greece is unstable over the weekend with a scent of autumn: rainfalls, thunderstorms and temperature drop. According to National Meteorological Service EMY, rainfalls and local thunderstorms are expected on Saturday, September 7, 2019, mainly in Macedonia, North Greece but also in the mountainous and semi-mountainous parts of …

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One more heat wave is striking Greece with temperatures that will reach up to 43 degrees Celsius over the first weekend of August 2019 with the Greek National Meteorological Service (EMY)  to have issued a warning to this effect. However, next to the soaring temperatures the unstable weather will bring …

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The heatwave is moving from Central Europe to Greece and temperature are expected to reach 40 degrees Celsius in the shade on Sunday, July 28, 2019, that will be the hottest day until the end of the month. Temperatures will remain high and a brief decrease and new rise again …

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