April 26, 2024

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Sunday weather forecast, abnormal heat

Greece is expecting a hot Sunday today. The thermometer will “burst” uncontrollably up and reach 39°C.

Dangerous conditions for starting wildfires are expected to prevail in several regions of Greece over the weekend, she said. meteorological service National Observatory of Athens in its last forecast on Friday. Low humidity and high wind intensity will create conditions for forest fires to start and spread quickly. Conditions will also prevail at night.

A sharp increase in air temperature is expected on Sunday 3 July. According to the meteorological service of the National Observatory of Athens, sunny, almost cloudless weather is predicted throughout the country. However, from noon in the southern and eastern parts of mainland Greece, cloudiness will increase, in the northwestern mountains there will be rain and local thunderstorms.

Temperature fluctuations: in Western Macedonia from 15°С to 33°С, in the rest of Northern Greece from 17°С to 36°С, in Epirus from 18°С to 38-39°С, in Western Sterea, in Western and Southern Peloponnese from 21°С to 39°С, in Thessaly from 18°С to 37-38°С, in the rest of the mainland from 21°С to 37-38°С, in the Ionian Islands from 22°С to 37°С, in the Cyclades and North Crete from 21°С to 32°С, on other islands of the Aegean Sea from 20°С to 34-35°С. In some areas of the eastern islands of the Aegean Sea, the maximum temperature will reach 38-39°C.

In Attica Sunny weather is predicted against the background of an increase in the north wind to 4-5 points on the Beaufort scale, in the east its intensity will reach 6 points. Temperature from 26° to 34-35°С.

In Thessaloniki Partly cloudy, which will intensify in the afternoon. Small southerly wind up to 3-4 points on the Beaufort scale. The air temperature will fluctuate from 25 to 34 ° C, reports cnn.gr.

Weather on Sunday across the country:

MACEDONIA, THRACY

In the afternoon and afternoon hours in western and central Macedonia it is cloudy, local rains, thunderstorms in the mountains. Wind variable 3-4, locally 4-5 in the east/northeast and locally 6 on the Beaufort scale in the east. Temperature from 20 to 34-35°С. Western Macedonia is 2-3 degrees cooler.

IONIAN ISLANDS, EPIRUS, WESTERN STEREA, WESTERN PELOPONNESE

It’s clear. In the afternoon hours in Epirus and the northern regions of the Ionian Sea it is cloudy, in Epirus there are local rains and separate thunderstorms in the mountains. An east/northeast wind of magnitude 4-5 will gradually change direction in the Ionian Sea to the northwest, the intensity will reach 6 on the Beaufort scale in places. Temperature 20-38°C, in the Ionian Islands from 23 to 35-36°C.

THESSALIA, EAST STEREA, EAST PELOPONNESE

Generally clear weather with some clouds in the afternoon in Thessaly, localized showers and thunderstorms in mountainous areas. The strength of the north / northeast wind is 4-6 points, in the east and south 7 and sometimes, locally, 8 points. Temperature 20-36°C.

CYCLADES, CRETE

Clear and sunny. North wind, force 5-7, in the western Cyclades and in the west of Crete up to 8 on the Beaufort scale. Temperature from 22 to 30°C, in southern Crete up to 33°C.

EASTERN AEGEAN ISLANDS – DODECANES

It’s clear. North wind 4-6 points, in the north 7-8 points. Temperature 22-34°C.

EVIA

Clear weather with a north/northeast wind of intensity 4-6, in the south in places 7-8 on the Beaufort scale. Temperature 22-32°C.

Dangerous conditions for starting wildfires are expected to prevail in several regions of Greece over the weekend, she said. meteorological service National Observatory of Athens in its last forecast on Friday. Low humidity and high wind intensity will create conditions for forest fires to start and spread quickly. Conditions will also prevail at night.



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