WEATHER: Cold invasion with storms, snow and fall – new emergency bulletin

The weather shows rapid deterioration with storms, snowfall and temperature drop being the main characteristics.

According to an updated emergency weather warning, a low pressure system with frontal activity named Bettina by the Central Mediterranean Weather Service will hit the country.

It is expected to cause bad weather over the weekend (25-11-23 and 26-11-23), with very gale-force winds in most parts of the country and locally heavy rain and thunderstorms mainly in western, northern and eastern insular Greece.

Snow will also occur in the continental highlands and semi-mountainous areas of Thrace and Macedonia.

Temperatures will drop significantly from Saturday night into Sunday, with 8 to 10 degrees Celsius in Ionian and continental areas, and 4 to 6 degrees Celsius in other areas.

More details:
A. Very stormy winds are expected:
A. Saturday afternoon to the west, initially SW 7 to 8 and quickly NW 8 to 9 Beaufort.
B. Saturday afternoon in the east, initially southwest 7 to 8 gradually local 9 Beaufort and gradually in the evening from the northwest with the same intensity.
c. The wind speed is expected to decrease from Sunday afternoon.
B. Heavy Rain and Storms Forecast:
A. From early Saturday morning in Ionia, Epirus, Western Styria, Western Peloponnese and Dodecanese and Eastern Aegean Islands and Thrace.
B. From noon in Macedonia and temporarily in the southern Peloponnese, western parts of Crete and western Thessaly.
c. Strong events on Saturday night will be limited to eastern Macedonia, Thrace and the eastern island of Greece, while they will weaken in other parts of the country.
C. Snowfall will occur from Saturday evening to Sunday noon in the continental highlands, Thrace and semi-mountainous areas of Macedonia at 500-700 meters elevation and inland at lower elevations. Eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

Region wise detailed forecast

Macedonia, Thrace
Weather: Clouds with rain and storms early in Thrace and elsewhere strong inland from afternoon. Events will weaken in western and central Macedonia from the evening. Snowfall will occur in the hills from evening onwards, but semi-mountainous areas at an altitude of 500-700 meters will also experience snowfall.
Wind: Southwest 5 to 6 and East 6 to 7 Beaufort. 6 to 8 northwesterly winds from the afternoon and west and 9 Beaufort locally in Central Macedonia.
Temperature: 09 to 18 degrees Celsius and 3 to 4 degrees lower in western Macedonia. It will register a significant fall from evening onwards.

Ionian Islands, Epiros, West Styria, West Peloponnese
Weather: Cloudy with rain and strong storm at places. Events will weaken in the evening. Snowfall will occur over hilly areas, mainly central and northern areas from evening onwards.
Wind: Southwest 5 to 6, first afternoon 7 to 8 and brisk northwest inland 9 Beaufort.
Temperature: 10 to 19 degrees Celsius and 4 to 5 degrees lower in the interior of Epirus. From the afternoon and north, there will be a noticeable drop in the north.

Eastern Styria, Evia, Eastern Peloponnese
Weather: Some clouds increased at times with localized rain and scattered storms. From the afternoon, the effects will be temporarily stronger in the southern Peloponnese, and from the evening they will weaken. Snowfall will occur in the hills from evening onwards.
Wind: Southwest 5 to 6 gradually strengthening to 6 to 7 and east and south inland to 8 Beaufort. Northwest wind 6 to 8 Beaufort in the evening.
Temperature: 10 to 21 degrees Celsius. Decrease from evening.

Cyclades, Crete
Weather: A few clouds increased temporarily with localized rain and scattered storms. From the afternoon, the impacts will be temporarily stronger in the western parts of Crete, and they will weaken in the evening.
Wind: Southwest 5 to 6 gradually increasing to 7 to 8 Beaufort. At night they become Westerners with equal intensity.
Temperature: 15 to 23 degrees Celsius. Decrease from evening.

Eastern Aegean Islands – Dodecanese
Weather: Cloudy with rain and storms. The effects are multi-faceted.
Wind: Southwest 5 to 6, gradually strengthening to 7 to 8 and temporarily gusting to 9 Beaufort inland in the evening. At night, westerlies become 7 to 8 Beaufort.
Temperature: 14 to 23 degrees Celsius.

Thessaly
Weather: Cloudy with localized rain and scattered storms. From the afternoon, the impacts will be temporarily stronger in places in western Thessaly, and they will weaken in the evening. Snowfall will occur in the hills from evening onwards.
Wind: Southwest 4 to 6 and Northwest 6 to 8 Beaufort in the afternoon.
Temperature: 09 to 19 degrees Celsius. It will register a significant fall from evening onwards.

Attica
Weather: Some clouds at times with local rain and scattered storms mainly in the morning and again increased in the evening.
Wind: Southwest 4 to 6, strengthening to 6 to 8 Beaufort in the afternoon and northwest with the same intensity from evening.
Temperature: 12 to 20 degrees Celsius. Decrease from evening.

Thessaloniki
Weather: Increased clouds with rain and scattered thunderstorms. Afternoon effects are stronger in some places and weaken in the evening. From evening onwards, snowfall will occur in the surrounding hilly and semi-hilly areas (500-700m altitude).
Winds: Southwest 4 to 6 Beaufort with afternoon northwest wind 7 to 9 Beaufort.
Temperature: 11 to 18 degrees Celsius. It will register a significant fall from evening onwards.