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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY has issued a weather warning with its main features being heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms, possibly accompanied with hailstorms, powerful North winds and snowstorms in the mountainous and semi-mountainous regions. According to the warning, the bad weather front will initially hit western and northern Greece on …

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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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Snowfalls are expected in the region of Attica and even in low altitudes like downtown Athens in the night from Thursday, Feb 6, to Friday, Feb 7, and the early morning. Parnitha, Penteli and Hymettos, the mountains surrounding the basin of Attica are dressed in white, while traffic has been …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY and the National Observatory of Athens have issued warning about a rapid deterioration of the weather with heavy snowfalls, sharp temperature drop by over 15 degrees Celsius in some regions, powerful rain- and thunderstorms, gusty winds and dangerous frost. The phenomena are forecast to be …

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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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A new cold weather front will bring rainstorms, heavy snow, hail and gale-force winds up to 9-10 Beaufort, Greece’s National Meteorological service (EMY) warns. The barometric low meteorologists have named “Eteoklis” (Eteocles) is expected to affect Greece as of Friday night, December 13, 2019. “Eteoklis” will be of short duration …

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Heavy rain, lightning and thunderbolts came with barometric low “Dido” that swept across Greece in the last few days. Damages mainly in infrastructure were recorded in Halkidiki, Evia and Central Greece. An amazing spectacle was captured on the island of Tinos of the Cyclades group in the Aegean Sea on …

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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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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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The weather in Greece has obviously gone crazy. Beginning of May and some landscapes in the country look as if they are still in January. Heavy snowfalls were recorded in North-Western Greece on Tuesday morning in Nymphaio by Florina in West Macedonia and some mountainous villages by Ioannina or by …

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So far, the month of March has shown that it cannot decided whether it’s a month belonging  spring or winter. One day bright sunshine, two days rain and cold. Sunshine on Thursday? Rain and storm on Friday… In this pace and sense, a new barometric low coming from the West …

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While the last few days were full with a bright sunshine and mild temperatures, the Greek National Meteorological Service has issued a warning of an extraordinary weather deterioration with heavy rainfalls and snow and temperature down by up to 12 degrees Celsius. According to EMY, the weather will dramatically change …

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Heavy snow-falls on the north-aegean island of Samothraki make traffic impossible as they are accompanied by powerful north winds striking with up to 116 km/h. Snowplows from local authorities and the Greek Army started to work since the early morning hours in order to improve the situation on the traffic …

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Enjoy the Greek sunshine and warmth as much as you can, because a new cold wave coming from the Siberia is expected to sweep across Greece. Barometric low “Okeanis” will strike the country as of Friday, 22. February 2019, with freezing temperatures, heavy snowfalls, gale-force North-East winds, powerful rainfalls, thunderstorms …

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Greece’ National Meteorological Service warns of a bad weather front with snowfalls even in Attica, strong rainfalls and storms, sharp temperature drop and frost. The February weather scenery will be accompanied by gale-force powerful winds up to 10 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea. Snowfalls Wednesday, Feb 13, 2019 Snowfalls on …

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A 72-year-old man in one of the snowed-in villages in Evia suffered and stroke and died early Wednesday morning because medical help or transfer to a hospital was impossible due to harsh weather conditions. The man was living with his family in Stropones village where snow has reached a height …

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Athenians woke up on Tuesday morning to see the hills of Acropolis and Lycabetus dusted with fluffy snow. It doesn’t need a lot of snow to have the inhabitants of the Greek capital to rush to the streets and enjoy the rare phenomenon. Even if the white blanket is of …

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