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Greece Braces for Storms, Big Drop in Temperatures


A turn for the worse in the 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.
According to the National Observatory of Athens’ Meteo service, a low barometric front currently southwest of Crete will be moving eastward toward the end of the month, and gaining strength along the way.
Temperatures will be unseasonably low especially in eastern and southern Greece throughout the weekend, while strong winds in the eastern mainland and in the Aegean in particular will reach up to 10 on the Beaufort scale.
Rain is expected in most regions of Greece, especially on Crete.
On Thursday, locally intense rainfall and storms, in places accompanied by hailstorms, will sweep the west, central and south of the country. By nighttime, the phenomena will be restricted to the Cyclades, the Dodecanese Islands and Crete.
On Friday, intense rainstorms, again accompanied in places by hail, 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 heavy snow will fall in the higher elevations of the island.
On Saturday and Sunday, some rainfall is expected on the central to the eastern and southern mainland, with possible light snowfall at higher elevations. Rain will continue on Crete, at times very heavy.
Temperatures today Thursday are expected to range from 5C in northern Greece to a maximum of 17C on the Dodecanese Islands. Strong winds are expected in the Aegean, ranging around 6 on the Beaufort scale on average, but reaching up to 8 and 9 Beaufort in the North and West Aegean Sea.
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, and in the east are expected to reach up to 9 on the Beaufort scale.
Source: AMNA

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