March 23, 2018
weather
Extreme weather contrast in Greece: Orange-yellow Sahara dust swallowed Crete, white snow covered the West Macedonia. While in Crete temperatures reached 30 degrees Celsius, in Florina it was ice-cold as if in deep winter. The stark weather contrast between the North and the South are unprecedented in Greece. Florina & …
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March 21, 2018
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As if Greeks are not divided enough on national and political issues, the weather is going to add the icing on the Greek cake and this icing is made of pure fluffy snow. In the country’s North is going to be winter, in the country’s South …summer. While Greeks in …
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February 27, 2018
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Greece’s National Meteorological Service issue a warning of extreme weather phenomena for the next hours, starting Tuesday evening, February 27 2018, for two days. Main features of the weather deterioration are: Strong rainfalls and thunderstorms, accompanied by strong South winds and possibly also hail locally. Snowfalls, temporarily very heavy. Frost. …
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February 26, 2018
weather
Half mainland of Greece is covered by snow, large parts of the Thessaly lowlands are covered by water. Strong winds have forced authorities to halt locally sea traffic for ferries and ships. Many schools in Macedonia and Central Greece are closed on Monday due to snow- and rainfalls as well …
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February 25, 2018
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The bad weather front has been striking large parts of Greece with torrential rains and snow. One woman was drowned in Evia, several rivers and streams flooded in Central Greece,e snow hasthousands of agricultural land flooded. A 59-year-old woman was swept away by rushing waters in Drymonas village in North …
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February 16, 2018
weather
Heavy snow storms in Central Greece have forced local authorities of Domokos to have schools closed on Friday, sending home children and personnel for a really long weekend. Mostly hit by the snow falls are the prefectures of Fthiotida and Aitoloakarnania in Central and West Greece but also of Achaia …
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February 11, 2018
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Barometric low “Iokaste” is slowly moving away from Greece leaving behind half meter snow,, flooded home and and three people dead. Two hikers in Voras Mountain in North Macedonia, and one local man in Central Greece whose oxygen supply was cut due to power outage. Video: Highway Kalabaka by Trikala …
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February 10, 2018
weather
Barometric low “Iokaste” has arrived in Greece with rain- and thunderstorms, heavy snowfalls, very strong winds and temperature drop. According to Greek mythology, Iokaste or Jocaste was Queen consort of Thebes, first the wife of Laius and then of their son Oedipus. The National Meteorological Service (EMY) has issued a …
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February 2, 2018
weather
The days of lots of bright sunshine and pleasant winter temperatures are over. At least temporarily. Greece’ National Meteorological Service (EMY) warns of a weather deterioration with strong rainfalls and thunderstorms and gale winds of 8 and 9 Beaufort intensity over the weekend. According to the EMY weather warning, the …
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January 24, 2018
weather
When icy cold weather has Greece in its grip, Mount Parnitha cannot be the exception. With temperature at -3 degrees Celsius at 2 o’ clock in the afternoon and at -6 C at night and north winds blowing with intensity of 6 Beaufort, no wonder the mountain in the outskirts …
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January 22, 2018
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Heavy snowfalls in the outskirts of Thessaloniki and Halkidiki peninsula, Northern Greece, caused a power blackout in several areas and forced authorities to close schools. Traffic has been halted and snow-chains are needed in many areas. A power blackout and forced authorities to close schools in Arethousa as the power …
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January 13, 2018
weather
Barometric low ‘Theseus’ has arrived from Italy and is sweeping across Greece with heavy snowfalls in Central and the North-West, while thunderstorms are striking the South. Snow has been falling in mountainous areas even above 200 meters altitude, while lowlands are the target of by strong rainfalls and thunderstorms. In …
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January 4, 2018
weather
Real winter weather with unpleasant rain, snow-rain, stormy winds and low temperatures. From North-West to South-East Greece is in the grip of a bad weather front that is not expected to last long though. Thunderstorm forecast Thursday, Jan 4, 2018. The National Meteorology Service warns of strong rainfalls and thunderstorms …
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December 27, 2017
weather
Greece’s National Meteorology Service warns of strong rainfalls, thunderstorms and stormy winds. Heavy snowfalls mainly in the mountainous areas in the North-West of the country. The phenomena are expected set in as of Wednesday afternoon and to be very intense. A warning has been also issued by the Greek Civil …
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December 23, 2017
weather
A missing 80-year-old woman was found dead under heavy snow in the vailage Dafnes Achaias by Aegio in North-West Peloponnese, one of the regions of Greece most hit by the heavy and icy cold snow weather. The woman was missing for several hours since Friday when the bad weather front …
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December 22, 2017
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Professional truck drivers and private motorists, families with children on their way to Christmas holidays, stranded for several hours on Athens-Lamia Highway due to the snow fall. Media report of a 14-km long queues from the 118th to the 132th km on the lanes to Lamia, at the height of …
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December 22, 2017
weather
Heavy snowfalls have closed parts of national highways and regional roads and left several villages without electricity. Strong winds in the south Aegean and the Ionian Sea disrupt sea traffic. Exactly as meteorologists forecast, winter started on Thursday with heavy snow falls and freezing temperatures in many regions of Greece. …
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December 20, 2017
weather
The whole of Greece will be in the grip of an ice-cold weather front coming from the north. The National Meteorology Service warns of snow- and rainstorms, frost, temperature drop far below the freezing point but also of stormy winds above 9 Beaufort. Rodopi, NE Greece on Dec 19th White …
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December 16, 2017
weather
A gradual weather deterioration is expected from the North-West, with rain- and thunderstorms and snow, but also strong south winds with mud-rain. The weather deterioration will affect almost the entire country until late Saturday evening and large parts on Sunday. Forecast Saturday, Dec 16 2017 The weather phenomena will be …
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December 8, 2017
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Greece’s National Meteorology Service (EMY) warns of weather deterioration with strong rainfalls and thunderstorms, stormy winds and snowfalls in semi-mountainous areas over the weekend. Analytically the weather forecast and the areas affected. Saturday, Dec 9 2017: Saturday afternoon to Sunday morning rain and thunderstorms in Western Greece, Peloponnese, Crete, West …
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