Weather: Snow and chilly cold brings the Balkan snow – “Button” of temperature up to 10 degrees Celsius

High temperatures for the season are the main feature of the weather in recent days, while according to meteorologists’ forecasts, it will change significantly from Sunday to even low altitudes and cold throughout the country. In fact, on Sunday and Monday “Balkan snow” will bring snow and a significant drop in temperature. According to the weather forecast by George Tsatrafyllia, the temperature drop will be impressive while the winds will be north and strong. CORVERSE George Tsatrafyllias notes: “With “soft” weather progresses the second week of the year with the temperature being 5-6 degrees above normal levels, rains are limited and morning fogs are particularly intense. This weather pattern will continue until Saturday 11/1/2025″. “However on the weekend Sunday – Monday (at least), polar air masses will cause heavy snowfall on the Balkan peninsula and a vertical fall in temperature,” he notes. “In our country, the latest forecasts signal for heavy snows in the mountains, from Lamia and further northwards and snows in cities of Macedonia (in and in Thessaloniki). Also impressive will be the drop in temperature up to 10 degrees mainly in central and northern Greece and will also breathe stormy northies” he concludes. CORVERSE The prognosis of the next few days FOR THE FRIDAY 10-01-2025 A few clouds locally increased with the possibility of sick local rains to the west, the islands of the eastern Aegean, the eastern parts of Cyclades, Crete and from the evening in Dodecanese. Visibility in the morning hours will be locally limited and fogs will be formed. The winds will breathe western southwest 3 to 5 Beaufort and temporary in the south Aegean to 6 Beaufort. Temperature won’t change significantly. It will reach the north at 15 to 16 degrees, in the rest of their country 17 to 18 and locally to the south at 19 degrees Celsius. PREPARATION FOR SATURDAY 11-01-2025 Waves transiently increased across the country. Rains will occur in western, northern Greece, eastern and southern Aegean. The visibility in the morning hours will be locally limited. Winds will blow to the west and south from western addresses 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the remaining regions northeast 3 to 4 and from afternoon to northeast 5 to 6 Beaufort. The temperature will drop to the north while it will be maintained at high levels for the time in central and south. PREPARATION FOR SUNDAY 12-01-2025 Increased clouds and rains throughout the country. Sporadic storms will occur mainly in the west where phenomena may be locally strong. Snowfalls will occur in western Macedonia, the mountains of the rest of the northern country and from the evening to the northern half-mountains as well as the central and southern mountains. The winds will blow in the west southeast 4 to 6 and gradually 6 to 7 Beauforts while in the central and northern parts of eastern Greece northeast 6 to 7 Beauforts. In the area of Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese they will breathe south 3 to 5 Beauforts. The temperature will drop significantly in northern and central Greece. PROGRESS FOR MONDAY 13-01-2025 Rains across the country almost. Sporadic storms will occur on the eastern mainland and the Aegean where phenomena may be locally strong. Snowfalls will occur on the mainland, while it will snow temporarily on the northern semi-mountains. Winds will blow to the west southeast 6 to 8 Beauforts and to the east northeast with the same intensity and only in the Dodecanese region will southern winds 4 to 6 Beaufort prevail. Temperature will drop across the country.