Cleon: country’s heat wave peaks where highest temperatures are predicted

Today, the peak of hot weather, dubbed “Cleon”, is expected in the country, which began on Wednesday, July 12.

According to the forecast of the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, the peak of the heat wave is expected in the country today, Friday 14/07, with maximum temperatures reaching locally 42-43°C. This will result in a large proportion of the population being exposed to very high maximum temperatures.

Attica will experience very high temperatures during Friday afternoon hours, with a high temperature classification index of maximum 3. In most municipalities of Attica, midday temperatures will reach and exceed 40°C in places, with maximum temperatures reaching 37°C in the eastern and southwestern regions. °C

At the same time, according to forecast data from the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, very hot and dry conditions, which have already covered most of our country, have led to the predominance of pyrometeorological conditions that can make it difficult to fight emerging forest fires.

In fact, it is noted that until Saturday, July 15, 2023, a critically high combustibility of dead forest fuel is expected. As the analysis of the available forecast data shows, in a number of regions of the eastern part of the mainland, a decrease in the moisture content of dead forest fuel (flammability index) to values ​​of less than 10% is expected, and at these levels it will remain even at night. Under such weather conditions, it will be favorable for the spread of fire even at night, which will complicate the task of controlling and extinguishing forest fires.

Forecast for today
In more detail, according to the meteorological bulletin of the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, today, Friday, July 14, 2023, sunny weather is expected throughout the country with small local clouds. Heat wave conditions will prevail in many parts of the country. The risk of forest fires will be high, and locally very high. The concentration of African dust will slightly increase.

The air temperature will be in Western Macedonia from 16 to 37°С, in the rest of Northern Greece from 19 to 39-41°С and, possibly, in places 42°С, in Epirus from 20 to 39°С, in Thessaly from 20 to 41 -42°C and possibly 43-44°C in places, on the rest of the mainland from 23 to 40-42°C and possibly 43°C, in the Ionian Islands from 21 to 37-38°C, in the Aegean Islands and Crete from 22 to 36-38°C, in the Eastern Aegean and South Crete the maximum will reach 40-42°C.

The wind will blow from the northwest and will reach 5 on the Beaufort scale in both the Aegean and Ionian Seas.

Sunny weather and a heat wave are expected in Attica. The concentration of African dust will increase slightly. The wind will blow mainly from the south direction with an intensity of 2-3 points. The air temperature will fluctuate from 29 to 40-42°C.

It will be a little cloudy in Thessaloniki, the concentration of African dust will increase slightly. The wind will blow from the northwest direction with an intensity of 2-3 points. The air temperature will fluctuate from 28 to 39-41°С.

Yesterday, according to the network of automatic weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens / Meteo.gr, maximum temperatures were very high, exceeding 40°C in many areas. In particular, 168 meteorological stations recorded the maximum temperature above 37°C, and 26 meteorological stations – above 40°C. The absolute maximum temperature was recorded in Larisa and amounted to 42°C.

Temperatures locally exceeding 40°C were also recorded in the wider region of Attica at midday hours on Thursday 13/07, as recorded by the network of automatic weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens / Meteo.gr.

Where high fire risk is predicted
According to the fire danger forecast map issued by the General Secretariat for Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crises and Civil Protection, as of today, July 14, 2023, Attica and Evia, many areas of the Peloponnese, Western Greece, Central Greece, are at high fire risk (risk category 3), Central Macedonia, Thessaly, Kavala and Thassos, Evros, Crete and the Ionian Sea, as well as the islands of the southern and eastern Aegean.

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