The weather is set to change starting tomorrow, Monday, March 17th, as temperatures are expected to drop according to the National Meteorological Service. The forecast indicates that western and northern areas will experience occasional cloudiness with temporary local showers. From midday onwards, these conditions may intensify in the north, potentially leading to isolated thunderstorms, especially in Thrace during the evening hours. These showers could be temporarily strong in some places.
Elsewhere, generally clear skies are expected with scattered clouds in the morning. Weak snowfall may occur in northern mountainous regions. Winds will blow from the west-northwest at speeds of 4 to 5 Beaufort, locally reaching up to 6 and in southern areas up to 7 Beaufort. Temperatures will decrease by approximately 3 to 5 degrees Celsius. In the north, temperatures will range between 18 to 20 degrees Celsius, in the west between 16 to 18 degrees, and locally in the south around 19 degrees. For the rest of the country, temperatures will range between 19 to 21 degrees Celsius, while in Crete and the Dodecanese, they will reach 21 to 23 degrees Celsius.
In Attica, the weather will generally be clear with winds blowing from the west-northwest at 5 to 6 Beaufort, increasing to 6 to 7 in the Saronic Gulf. Temperatures will range from 11 to 21 degrees Celsius. Thessaloniki can expect scattered clouds increasing during the afternoon and evening with local showers or downpours and possible isolated thunderstorms. Winds will be northwesterly at 4 to 5 Beaufort, with temperatures ranging from 9 to 19 degrees Celsius.
Macedonia and Thrace will see scattered clouds that may become denser with temporary local showers or downpours. After midday, these phenomena may intensify, leading to isolated thunderstorms, possibly strong in some areas of Thrace during the evening. Winds will shift from west-northwest to northerly northeast at 4 to 5 Beaufort in the eastern parts after the afternoon.