A new turn for the worse in weather is predicted for the next few days, bringing rain to most mainland areas of Greece as of Thursday and dumping a lot of rain on Crete over the weekend.
On Thursday (today), locally intense rainfall and storms, in places accompanied by hailstorms, will sweep the west, central and south of the country. By night the phenomena will be restricted to the Cyclades and the Dodecanese Islands and to Crete.
On Friday, intense rainstorms, again accompanied in places by hailstorms, will break out in the South Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese Islands. Crete will bear the brunt of the storms, with large volumes of water expected, and intense snowfall on higher elevations of the island.
On Saturday and Sunday, some rainfall is expected on the central to eastern and southern mainland, with possible light snowfall at higher elevations. Rain will continue on Crete, at times intensely.
In Attica, rain and some rainstorms are expected, with light snowfall on Mt. Parnitha and Mt. Kitheronas in the late afternoon. Winds are expected to be strong, reaching in the east up to 9 on the Beaufort scale.
In central Athens, temperatures will range from 10C to 14C, slightly lower in north and eastern neighbourhoods.
Thessaloniki will be overcast with possible rain early in the rain but improvement through the day. Winds will reaach up to 5 on the Beaufort scale, while temperatures in the center of the city are expected to range from 9C to 14C.
Winds lead to ferry cancellations
Strong easterly winds at Greek seas have created problems with ferry schedules around the country, on Thursday, as the weather took a turn for the worse.
The National Meteorological Service said that the winds are expected to gain in force during the day, reaching up to 9 on the Beaufort scale.
Passengers due to travel with ferries today should contact their travel agents or the local port authorities for possible changes or cancellations.
Source: ANA-MPA
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