High temperatures expected over the next days; The heatwave is expected to peak on Friday and Saturday, risk of fire

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High temperatures are expected to prevail in Greece this week, which will last several days, according to the latest forecast data from the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr.

The heatwave is expected to peak on Friday 19/8 and Saturday 20/8, when the temperature is likely to reach 41-42 degrees Celsius in certain places.

At the same time, based on the latest available forecast data analyzed by the Flame / meteo.gr, the flammability of dead forest fuels is expected to show a significant increase during the same period. The reason for this increase is the gradual rise in temperature combined with the prevalence of dry conditions.

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