Weather Alert: Severe Storm Hits Greece with Heavy Rain

A new severe weather system will strike Greece within hours, according to meteorologist Yiannis Kallianos, bringing heavy rainfall across nearly the entire country. As warned by the Hellenic National Meteorological Service’s (EMY) special bulletin on dangerous weather phenomena, Sunday, February 1, 2026, will see torrential rain, persistent thunderstorms, snowfall, and winds up to 9 Beaufort affecting almost all regions. The most impacted areas include Peloponnese, Thessaly, Macedonia, Crete, Ionian Islands, Epirus, Sterea Ellada, Eastern Aegean Islands, and the Dodecanese. From late Saturday night (January 31, 2026), conditions will deteriorate as a low-pressure system approaches western Greece, gradually affecting the whole country. Key hazards include intense rainfall, thunderstorms, snow at higher elevations (especially in Central and Northern mainland Greece above 500–600 meters), and strong winds reaching 7–9 Beaufort over seas—potentially disrupting ferry services and air traffic. Floods, river overflows, debris flows, falling trees, and localized road closures are expected. Highest risk zones include the Ionian Islands, Western and Southern Peloponnese, Eastern Sterea (including Attica), Evia and the Sporades, Central and Eastern Thessaly, Central Macedonia, Cyclades, Eastern Aegean islands, Dodecanese, and Western and Southern Crete.