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A new cold weather front with heavy rainfalls and storms, snowfalls even at low altitudes, gale-force winds up to 8-9 Beaufort and temperature drop of up to 12 degrees Celsius reached the western parts of Greece on Tuesday morning. The wave of bad weather, which will grip the entire country …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued a weather warning for the next few days due to consecutive barometric lows that will bring heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms and gale-force south winds. The first wave of weather deterioration is forecast mainly in the West of the country from Saturday noon, January 23, …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service EMY updated Sunday noon its warning of snow weather front “Leandros” that is currently sweeping across the country. The next wave of weather deterioration will bring snow, sleet, torrential rainfalls, thunderstorms, gale-force winds and total frost. The recent EMY weather warning has been updated as the …

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Snow weather front “Leandros” dressed white many regions in north and central Greece, parts of the Peloponnese and even the mountains surrounding the Attica basin and the northern suburbs of Athens. Temperatures dropped significantly. Some parts of the national Athens-Thessaloniki highway have been reportedly closed for heavy trucks since 5:45 …

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Cold front “Leandros” with dense snowfalls and very low temperatures has started sweeping across Greece and the National Meteorological Service EMY has issued a weather warning. The cold snap will bring snowfalls in areas of a higher altitude in northern and central Greece but even in the lowlands of Macedonia, …

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Greece’s National Meteorological Service has issued a warning of a bad weather front that will bring intensive rainfalls, storms in coastal areas, locally accompanied by hailstorms, stormy winds and heavy snowfalls. The bad weather front is forecast to strike the country as of Sunday evening, January 3, and last until, …

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What if April nears its end… Half Greece woke up in the middle of a snow landscape on Thursday, April 23, 2020. As meteorologists have forecast, the barometric low brought not only rainfalls but also snow, locally dense. In the mountainous areas of Karditsa, south-west Macedonia, snow started to fall …

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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 has issued a red alert on extreme weather phenomena with gale force winds reaching up to 10 Beaufort, rainfalls, thunderstorms and snow. The country is forecast to be hit by two weather fronts: one coming from the North, affecting the central and northern parts of …

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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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Greece’s National Meteorological Service (EMY) issued a weather warning with main features heavy rainfalls and thunderstorms, snow in the highlands and stormy wind up to 8 and 9 Beaufort. The weather warning is issued for the time form March 25 until March 28, 2020. According to the weather warning, the …

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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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