Weather: A ten-day heat wave is coming – step by step

According to meteorologist Yiannis Kallianos, a heat wave and a steady wind will prevail in our country next week.

Mr. Gallianos outlined the long duration of the heat wave, which is expected to last at least ten days.

The latest forecast models show that the mercury could rise further from next Friday, July 14.

Temperatures in six major cities in maps (July 9 to 13):

High fire risk in the Dodecanese

Due to high temperatures and local northerly winds, the Civil Protection Directorate predicts a high fire risk today in Rhodes, Kalymnos, Kos, Karpathos, Samos and Ikaria. For this reason, it has notified the competent government agencies involved in the service, as well as the regions and municipalities of the above regions, so that they are on increased civil defense preparedness to immediately deal with any fire.

High temperatures were recorded in Greece yesterday

A sign of high temperatures is that yesterday in our country, the mercury reached 38.3 degrees Celsius in Agia Triada Fthiotida, but in Argos it was 38.2. According to records from the network of automated meteorological stations of the National Observatory of Athens /meteo.gr, temperatures exceeded 35oC at 122 of the network’s 471 currently operational stations (percentage 26%) and 37oC at 33 stations. The average maximum temperature at 471 active stations was more than 32oC and particularly reached 32.5oC which is an indication of high temperature prevailing in the country.

Forecast for tomorrow and Sunday

Generally clear weather prevails over the country. A few patchy clouds over the northern continent, mainly in the afternoon and afternoon, are mountainous.

4 to 6 winds from northerly directions, southeast Aegean 7 and southern Dodecanese region 8 Beaufort.

The temperature does not change significantly. 35 to 36°C in the mainland and 32 to 34°C in the islands.

Macedonia, Thrace

Weather: Mostly clear with some occasional clouds over continental mainly mountainous areas during afternoon and afternoon.

Wind: Northerly 3 to 4 and 5 Beaufort in central Macedonia region temporarily.

Temperature: 16 to 33 degrees Celsius.

Ionian Islands, Epiros, West Styria, West Peloponnese

Weather: Clear.

Winds: Northwest 3 to 5 and 6 Beaufort locally in the North Ionian.

Temperature: 19 to 33 and up to 36 degrees Celsius in continental areas.

Thessaly, Eastern Continent, Eastern Peloponnese

Weather: Generally clear.

Winds: North 3 to 4 and East local 5 Beaufort.

Temperature: 19 to 35 degrees Celsius.

Cyclades, Crete

Weather: Clear.

Winds: 4 to 6 from northerly directions and 7 Beaufort locally in eastern areas.

Temperature: 23 to 32 and in southern Crete up to 34 degrees Celsius.

Eastern Aegean Islands – Dodecanese

Weather: Clear.

Winds: 6 to 7 Beaufort from northerly directions and 8 Beaufort in the southern Dodecanese region.

Temperature: 24 to 33 degrees Celsius.

EUBOEA

Weather: Clear.

Wind: North 3 to 5 Beaufort.

Temperature: 23 to 34 degrees Celsius.

Attica

Weather: Clear.

Wind: North 3 to 5 and East local 5 Beaufort.

Temperature: 24 to 35 degrees Celsius, with a maximum of 2 to 3 degrees less in the east.

Thessaloniki

Weather: Generally clear.

Wind: Northwest 3 to 4 and morning local 5 Beaufort temporary.

Temperature: 21 to 32 degrees Celsius.