Weather

Greek meteorologists said on Friday that the eye of the Mediterranean cyclone is expected to reach the south shores of the Peloponnese between 15:00 and 18:00 local time on Saturday. The National Observatory of Athens' weather service meteo.gr, released models...

According to the Greek fire brigade, a fire burst on Friday morning around the area of Spiantza, near the city of Pyrgos in Peloponnese's Ilia region. The adverse weather conditions due to the strong winds caused by the Mediterranean cyclone...

Authorities have been forced to shut down ferries and schools as a cyclone warning is put in place for Greece. Ferries remained in port on Thursday, severing islands' connection to the mainland. Trees have fallen on power lines in the capital's...

According to announcements issued by the regional governors of Attica, Rena Dourou, and Peloponnese, Petros Tatoulis, all of Attica's and Peloponnese's schools will remain closed on Friday due to the extreme weather conditions that are about to hit the...

'Xenophon', the storm that has ravaged Greece for two consecutive days, has hit the usually sunny Cyclades islands. Raging winds hit the port town of Parikia on the island of Paros, with impressive waves hitting the coastline, forcing drivers and...

The National Observatory of Athens meteorological service said that there is a possibility that a relatively unusual phenomenon, a Mediterranean cyclone or 'Medicane', will occur in the south Ionian Sea this Friday. Cyclones of this type occur once or twice...

The Hellenic Coastguard announced today that every scheduled morning route from the ports of Piraeus, Lavrio and Rafina to the Aegean islands is canceled due to strong winds of up to 10 Beaufort. Authorities call on passengers to contact port officials...

A strong storm with thunder and lightning hit Greece’s first capital, Nafplio, in the Peloponnese, illuminating the purple night sky. Earlier in the day in other parts of the Peloponnese, extreme and spectacular weather impacted Sparta as a hail storm rained...

On Friday the two villages of Styrfaka and Lygaria near Lamia in Central Greece, experienced flash flooding when heavy rains with a long duration in the area caused the Spercheios river to overflow. Over the last two weeks the area...

Greece's National Meteorological Service has warned that a weather system bringing heavy rain and hailstorms will hit many parts of Greece starting Tuesday. According to a special announcement bad weather will last at least until Thursday. On Tuesday, the areas worse...

A day after a violent storm hit Athens causing flooding, especially in the northern suburbs, the same weather front unleashed its full might in the Cyclades. A visitor to the island of Serifos posted a video on Facebook showing a...

A storm hit Athens on Thursday noon turning roads in the northern suburbs of the capital into rivers. Traffic police closed main roads in Kifisia and Nea Erythrea as the torrents of water made driving conditions dangerous. According to the fire...

Greek authorities are on high alert to face possible flooding that may hit areas of greater Attica, including the resorts that were devastated by Monday's wildfire. On Wednesday, the Greek meteorological service issued an emergency warning forecasting heavy rains and...

Exceptional conditions with gusts of wind that reached record speeds of up to 120 km per hour (75mph) were at least partly to blame for the devastation inflicted by the fires in Attica, a leading Greek scientist said. Manolis Pleionis,the...

Spare a thought of the brave Evzone who is required to stand still on Sunday at the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in front of the Hellenic Parliament as temperatures climbed up to the 40-degree Celsius mark (104 ºF). A...