In progress is…
the deterioration in the forecast from Monday night from the southwest, with main characteristics, in places of dense snowfall and the strong rains and storms, accompanied by gale-force winds and possibly locally by hailstorms.
The National Weather Service, in a bulletin issued states that strong showers and thunderstorms will occur:
On Monday night, in the Ionian islands, the Peloponnese and probably in the coastal regions of Epirus and western Sterea.
The Third, in the early hours in the islands of the Ionian sea, while until the midday hours in the Peloponnese (mainly the waterfront), and probably in Attica and Crete.
In places all over the east island country.
On Wednesday, the islands of the eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese islands in the morning hours.
Snowfall locally dense will occur:
The Third, up to the evening hours, in the mountainous-semi-mountainous regions of Epirus, western central and Central greece, the Peloponnese, as well as in areas of western Macedonia with a lower altitude (more than 300 meters).
In the mountainous-semi-mountainous and probably temporarily, in areas with lower altitudes (over 300 metres) of central-eastern Macedonia and Thessaly.
On Wednesday, in eastern Macedonia and Thrace and will gradually weaken.
The storms and snowfall in the high altitudes of Northern Greece last to Wednesday, while on Thursday a polar cold will begin to cover progressively the whole country. The cold intrusion from the Black Sea, will cause, according to meteorologists a large temperature drop across the Greek territory.
Forecast for today Tuesday 24-01-2017
Strong showers and thunderstorms at times in the western, southern and eastern islands of the country. Snowfall in places more dense in the continental mountainous and semi-mountainous.
Winds up to 8 beaufort on the high seas.
Frost in places in the central and north mainland.
Macedonia, Thrace
Weather: cloudy with rain and gradual in marine – coastal sections of sporadic storms. Snowfall locally dense will occur in the mountainous – semi-mountainous regions and in areas of Macedonia with a lower altitude (more than 300 meters). The phenomena of the afternoon in western Macedonia will weaken.
Winds: east-northeast winds 4 to 5, and in the east, 5 to 6 beaufort.
Temperature: -02 (minus 2) to 08 degrees celsius. In western Macedonia 2 to 4 degrees lower.
Ionian islands, Epirus, western central, western Peloponnese
Weather: cloudy with showers and thunderstorms in places strong in the early hours of the Ionian sea and up to noon on the sea – coastal parts of the western Peloponnese. Dense snowfall will occur in the mountainous – semi-mountainous regions of Epirus, western mainland and the Peloponnese, with gradual weakening from the evening hours.
Winds: easterly blow ne 4 to 6, and in the Ionian sea 7 to 8 beaufort with gradual attenuation.
Temperature: from 06 to 12 degrees celsius. On the Continent in places 4 to 5 degrees lower.
Thessaly, eastern Sterea, Evia, eastern Peloponnese
Weather: cloudy with showers and thunderstorms which until noon in the Peloponnese (mainly the waterfront), and probably in attica will be locally strong. Snowfall locally dense will occur until the afternoon in the mountainous – semi-mountainous regions of central Sterea and Thessaly.
Winds: from the east addresses 4 to 6 beaufort. Will gradually shift to northwest with the same intensity.
Temperature: from 02 to 12 degrees celsius. In Thessaly the maximum local 3 to 4 degrees lower.
The Cyclades, Crete, Greece
Weather: cloudy with rain storms in places strong in the Cyclades, and probably by noon and in Crete.
Winds: easterly blow ne 5 to 7, and gradually to the east, locally 8 beaufort. From the night and from the west will gradually shift to northwest 4 to 6 beaufort.
Temperature: from 08 to 13 degrees celsius.
Islands of the eastern Aegean, Dodecanese islands
Weather: cloudy with rain and gradual storms in places strong.
Winds: easterly blow ne 5 to 7, and in the south locally 8 beaufort.
Temperature: from 08 to 13 degrees celsius. In the north 2 to 3 degrees lower.
Attica
Weather: cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely in places strong. The phenomena of the afternoon will weaken and gradually stop.
Winds: from the east addresses, 4 to 5 beaufort, which will gradually shift to northwest with the same intensity.
Temperature: from 08 to 12 degrees celsius. To the north and east 2 to 3 degrees lower.
Thessaloniki
Weather: cloudy with rain and gradual in marine – coastal sections of sporadic storms. A few snows in the mountains.
Winds: north to north north-westerly 3 to 4, and even up to 5 beaufort.
Temperature: from -01 (minus 1) to 07 degrees celsius.
Weather forecast for tomorrow, Wednesday, 25-01-2017
Weather: the islands of the eastern Aegean and the Dodecanese islands showers and thunderstorms temporarily strong in the morning hours with gradual
Attenuation. In the rest of the cloudy with local rain and a chance of isolated storms, mainly in southern marine-coastal areas. Snow in the mountainous-semi-mountainous mainland and in areas with a lower altitude of the eastern Macedonia and Thrace where they will be in places dense.
Winds: the west, variable 3 with 4 and gradually east
Blow ne of up to 5 beaufort. On the east by the northern addresses of 4 to 6 and the Aegean sea local 7 beaufort.
Temperature: no remarkable change. Frost in places in the north-continental.
New wave of bad weather with rain, gale force winds, storms and snow
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