A dangerous cocktail of gusty north winds into the 40s on Saturday

Expect gale-force northerly winds with high temperatures until Saturday (17/8). Northerly winds will reach 7 to 8 Beaufort in the Aegean and maximum temperatures will reach 40 degrees inland. From Sunday onwards, a gradual weakening of winds, drop in temperature and increase in instability are expected, with occasional storms over the mainland, mainly in mountainous areas.

Fire risk has increased almost across the country

According to the fire risk forecast map published by the Ministry of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr), today (16/8) there is a high and high fire risk in most parts of the country.

In particular, a very high risk of fire (risk category 4) is predicted in the following areas:

Region of Attica including the island of Kythera

Region of Central Greece (Skyros Island including PE Fthiotida, PE Boeotia, PE Evia)
South Aegean Region (Cyclades Regional Units)

North Aegean region
Area of ​​Central Macedonia (including Halkidiki PE, Mount Athos)
Eastern Macedonia & Thrace region (including Thassos PE, Evros PE, Samothraki Island)
Peloponnese region (Corinthia region, Argolis region, Laconia region)

Part of Crete

High temperature and for the next 15 days

For his part, EMY’s director Thodoris Kolitas, in his note on X, notes that the temperature for the next 15 days will be “almost stable above normal levels for the season in Athens and other areas”. Country and Eastern Europe. A minor and temporary tilt of Mercury will take place on August 21 and 22.”

“The deviation from normal values ​​in our country is not particularly high and is estimated at about 4 °C, the average maximum temperature is about 36 °C”. In Eastern Europe, Romania and Ukraine have maximum temperature values ​​of 38-39°C with deviations reaching 9°C,” says Mr. Kolitas in his post.

42 degrees Celsius on August 15th

The highest temperature was recorded on Thursday 15/08 by the network of automatic weather stations of Meteo.gr/National Observatory of Athens. As can be seen in the following graph, the highest temperature was recorded in Vrachneika Achaia with 42.1 °C. Additionally, the country’s average maximum temperature was equal to 35.2 °C, while 174 of the 488 active stations (currently) recorded temperatures above 37 °C, of ​​which 30 recorded temperatures above 40 °C.

The weather today

The whole country is expected to be sunny with a few localized clouds. During the warmer part of the day, cloud cover will increase over the continental highlands, and rain or storms will occur, mainly in the central and northern highlands.

Temperatures vary from 15 to 36 degrees in Western Macedonia, from 18 to 36-37 in the rest of Northern Greece, from 20 to 39-41 in Thessaly, from 20 to 38-39 degrees in Epirus, and in the rest of the region. Continental regions 20 to 38-40 and inland 41 degrees, Ionian islands 22 to 36-38 degrees, Aegean islands and Crete 22 to 32-34 degrees, Eastern Aegean islands and southern Crete maximum inland reaching 38 degrees Celsius.

Winds in the Aegean will blow from northerly directions with an intensity of 5-6 and inland at 7 Beaufort. Northwesterly winds with intensity of 3-5 Beaufort in Ionian.

Macedonia, Thrace
Weather: Generally clear. During the afternoon and afternoon, temporary clouds will form and localized rain or isolated storms will occur in the mountains of Macedonia.
Winds: Variable 3 to 4, east northeast 4 to 5 and locally 6 Beaufort in the Thracian.
Temperature: 21 to 36 to 38 degrees and locally 39 to 40 degrees Celsius in Central Macedonia.

Ionian Islands, Epiros, West Styria, West Peloponnese
Weather: Generally clear. During the afternoon and afternoon, temporary clouds will form and localized rain will occur over the mountains.
Wind: Northwest 3 to 5 Beaufort.
Temperature: 24 to 38 degrees Celsius, 39 to 40 degrees Celsius in mainland and 41 degrees Celsius locally in western continent. At least 2 to 3 degrees lower in the interior of Epirus.

Eastern Styria, Evia, Eastern Peloponnese
Weather: Generally clear. In the Peloponnese and Central Styria mountains, during the afternoon and afternoon, temporary clouds will develop and local showers will occur.
Wind: North 3 to 5 and East local 6 Beaufort.
Temperature: 24 to 38, locally up to 39 degrees Celsius.

Cyclades, Crete
Weather: Clear.
Wind: North 6 to 7 and in the Cyclades up to 8 Beaufort.
Temperature: 25 to 32 degrees and in southern Crete 35 to 37 degrees Celsius.

Eastern Aegean Islands – Dodecanese
Weather: Clear.
Wind: North 5 to 7 Beaufort.
Temperature: 25 to 36 to 38 degrees Celsius.

Thessaly
Weather: Generally clear. During the afternoon and afternoon, temporary clouds will form and localized rain will occur over the mountains.
Wind: Northeast 3 to 4 and 5 Beaufort in the Sporades region.
Temperature: 24 to 39 to 40 degrees and up to 31 degrees Celsius in Sporades.

Thessaloniki
Weather: Generally clear with occasional clouds in the afternoon and afternoon, so local showers may occur in the surrounding mountains.
Wind: 3 to 4 Beaufort from southerly directions.
Temperature: 25 to 37 degrees Celsius.

Attica

Weather: Clear.

Wind: North 4 to 6 Beaufort.

Temperature: 27 to 38 degrees Celsius. Maximums in the east will be 2 to 3 degrees lower.

Forecast for Saturday 17-08-2024
Generally clear weather. In the afternoon and afternoon over the continental areas, mainly in the central and northern areas, there will be cloud formation and localized rain and isolated storms in the mountains (except Thrace).
Northerly winds 3 to 5, Aegean 6 and inland 7 in Beaufort weakening in the evening.
Temperatures will drop slightly, ranging from 36 to 38 degrees on the mainland, 34 to 36 degrees in the Dodecanese, the Ionian Islands and southern Crete, and 32 degrees Celsius in the rest of the island nation.

Forecast for Sunday 18-08-2024
Generally clear weather. In the afternoon and afternoon, clouds will form in the continental areas and there will be localized showers and isolated storms in the mountains of western and central Macedonia, Epirus and mainly in other regions (except Thrace).
Winds will be westerly at 3 to 4 Beaufort, northerly at 3 to 5 in the east and rapidly weakening to 6 Beaufort in the Aegean region.
Temperatures will drop further and range from 33 to 35 degrees in the central and southern mainland and 36 degrees inland, 31 to 33 degrees in the northern mainland, the Ionian Islands, Crete and the Dodecanese and 28 in the rest of the island nation. with 30°C.

Forecast for Monday 19-08-2024
Initially, there will be temporary cloud formation over northwest and west, central and northern parts by afternoon with localized rain. Scattered storms will occur initially over the Ionian and gradually over the western and northern continental areas, mainly in the afternoon. In the evenings, events will be westbound only.
The rest of the country will have generally clear weather and other continental areas will develop local clouds only in the mid to late afternoon hours.
Winds will be west southwest 3 to 4 Beaufort. 3 to 5 Beaufort from southerly directions in the east and with the same intensity from the eastern Aegean north.
The temperature will drop further.

Forecast for Tuesday 20-08-2024
In the Ionian, clouds with local rain and occasional storms with progress from afternoon mainly in northern areas.
In other parts of the country, the weather will be generally clear, and only in continental areas, temporary clouds will form and mainly in the afternoon and afternoon, with localized rain and scattered storms.
Visibility to the west and south during the morning and evening hours is low at some places.
Winds will change to 3 to 4 and south to west 4 to 5 Beaufort.
The temperature does not change significantly.

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