"Hot" forecast for next week

In updating the emergency weather bulletin, ΕΜΥ reports that from Thursday to Sunday, until at least July 23, a new heat wave is expected in most regions of Greece.

From yesterday Sunday until Wednesday, July 19, only in some parts of the country the air temperature will remain high, the intensity of the heat will decrease. It is expected that the thermometers will drop by 2-4 degrees, mainly in the north and east of the country.

This will be greatly facilitated by seasonal meltemia*, which will reach the Aegean at a rate of 7 on the Beaufort scale. On Thursday, July 20, the wind will begin to weaken and the temperature will rise. The forecast says:

From Monday 17.07 to Wednesday 19.07 the temperature will not noticeably change in the east and north, but will increase in the west of the continent. Maximum values:

• in the north of the continental part of the country 35-37°С;
• in the east 37-39°С;
• in the west 38-40°С, in places 41°С;
• on the Ionian Islands 38-39°С, on the eastern islands of the Aegean Sea, Dodecanese and southern Crete 36-37°С.

Thursday 20 July maximum temperatures will reach 40-42°C on the mainland, 43°C locally, 39-41°C on the Ionian Islands and 36-38°C on the islands of the Aegean Sea. Up-to-date detailed weather information is available on the official EMY website (www.emy.gr).

Renowned meteorologist Sakis Arnautoglu warns that temperatures may drop gradually over the coming days, but a new wave of heat is expected from Thursday: we will have more than 40°C for at least six days. The temperature increase will start from Wednesday, with an average of 39°C, and will exceed 41°C.

* Meltemia – a sharp north wind.

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