Greece is set to be engulfed in a heatwave tomorrow, Monday, July 7th, with temperatures expected to reach up to 41 degrees Celsius. According to the National Meteorological Service (EMY), the weather will generally be sunny across the country. There may be temporary clouds over inland mountainous areas during midday and afternoon hours, with a possibility of local showers in the northwestern mountainous regions.
Winds in western Greece will be variable and weak, only reaching west-northwesterly directions at 3 to 5 Beaufort during midday and afternoon hours. In eastern areas, westerly and northwesterly winds will blow at 3 to 5 Beaufort, while in the northern Aegean sea, northeasterly winds will maintain the same intensity.
Temperatures will remain high on the Ionian islands and throughout inland regions, with an increase expected in the eastern insular region. Maximum temperature values are predicted as follows:
– Inland Greece: 39 to 40°C, locally reaching 41°C.
– Ionian islands, Eastern Aegean islands, and Dodecanese: 36 to 38°C.
**Macedonia, Thrace:** The weather will be mostly sunny with occasional cloudiness over mountainous areas during midday and afternoon, possibly leading to brief showers in western Macedonia. Winds will be variable at 2 to 4 Beaufort, and temperatures will range from 22 to 38-41°C.
**Ionian Islands, Epirus, Western Sterea, Western Peloponnese:** Generally sunny, with some clouds forming over mountainous areas during midday and afternoon, potentially causing brief showers in Epirus and western Sterea. Winds will be weak and variable, with temperatures ranging from 24 to 38-40°C.
**Eastern Sterea, Evia, Eastern Peloponnese:** Mostly sunny with isolated clouds over mountainous areas during midday and afternoon. Winds will be variable at 3 to 4 Beaufort, increasing to 5 Beaufort in southern areas. Temperatures will range from 25 to 39-41°C.
**Cyclades, Crete:** Sunny skies with westerly and northwesterly winds at 3 to 5 Beaufort. Temperatures will range from 23 to 33-36°C.
**Eastern Aegean Islands – Dodecanese:** Clear skies with northerly winds at 3 to 5 Beaufort. Temperatures will range from 23 to 37-38°C.
**Thessaly:** Mainly sunny with occasional clouds over mountainous areas in the afternoon. Winds will be light and variable, with temperatures ranging from 22 to 40-41°C.
**Attica:** Sunny conditions with variable winds at 3 to 4 Beaufort, turning southeasterly briefly in the evening. Temperatures will range from 25 to 38-39°C.
**Thessaloniki:** Mostly sunny with variable winds at 2 to 3 Beaufort, temporarily shifting to southeasterly at up to 4 Beaufort. Temperatures will range from 23 to 37-38°C.