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Winter Storm Causes Canceled and Redirected Flights at Macedonia Airport, Road Closures

On Saturday morning, Thessalonikis's International Airport, "Macedonia" Airport, saw falling snow and low temperatures that caused mayhem in the form of flight redirects and cancellations, leaving travelers to find alternative modes of transportation in and out of Greece, including...

Rare White-Out as Corfu is Covered in Blanket of Snow (video)

The Greek island of Corfu was covered in snow on Friday as the "Sophia" weather system continues to keep the nation in its grip, bringing heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures to much of the country. The Ionian island has not...

Greece Braces for Heavy Snowfall From Storm ''Sophia''

A new low-pressure weather system dubbed ''Sophia'' is heading south from the polar ice cap and is expected to reach most areas throughout the nation of Greece on Thursday. The new bout of wintry weather follows the storm named ''Raphael'',...

New Year Brings Storms, Heavy Snow to Greece

The year 2019 will kick off to a cold and wet start in Greece, according to weather forecasts issued on Sunday by Metro, the National Observatory of Athens weather service. The low pressure front dubbed "Raphael", generating over the southern...

Greece Braces For Snow and Storms on Christmas Day

A low-pressure weather front is expected to bring low temperatures, storms and snow across Greece from late in the day on Christmas Eve throughout Christmas day. The rough weather could last until Boxing day, the day after Christmas, according...

Rare Chance for a White Christmas in Athens

A white Christmas this year in Athens? It could happen. The National Observatory of Athens has just published new meteorological data about the times Athens experienced white Christmases. Its findings show that despite being a rare phenomenon, Athenians could definitely once...

Central and Northern Greece Covered in Snow (video)

Many parts of central and northern Greece lie covered in snow this Friday, as a cold front has moved into the country from the north. Epirus, Thessaly and Macedonia are the areas most affected by the snowfall, which according to...

Cyprus Offers Aid to Turkish Cypriots After Floods

The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades recently telephoned the Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci to express the Republic's readiness to provide help with  recent floods. Extreme weather has hit Cyprus this past week, particularly affecting the northern half...

Heavy Snowfall on Athens' Parnitha Mountain (video)

As the temperatures continued to plummet across the country, Athens' Parnitha mountain was hit by heavy snowfall on Thursday night and Friday morning. The mountain, located north of the Greek capital, was covered in snow from the early hours of Thursday...

Extensive Damage As Storm "Penelope" Sweeps Greece

The isle of Corfu, Karpenisi, Agrinio, Tripoli and Nafpaktos and many other areas in western and central Greece suffered severe damage this week from storm "Penelope". The weather system, which has lashed Greece since Sunday, brought heavy rain and high winds to...