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Weather: No winds, with short sleeves on the islands, but with an umbrella in the northern mountains – The first forecast for Easter

What the meteorologists predict for Holy Week and Easter Sunday - Which areas will be affected - See maps

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Unstable weather is expected at Easter, with the data available so far indicating rain in the west, central and north while as we approach those days it will be increasingly clear what will apply. Forecasts so far are calling for punchy weather in the Aegean after Holy Wednesday, but it is not yet clear what the weather will be like for Easter in the Cyclades, with early forecasts for the night of the Resurrection calling for moderate to strong southerly winds on Easter Sunday morning.

In particular, according to meteorologist Klearchos Marousakis, until Maundy Thursday the main feature of the weather will be the winds. If there are some rains will be concerning eastern and northern Greece. Mild weather conditions with temperatures at 24 to 27 degrees Celsius.

As he points out, on Maundy Thursday and then some disturbances from central Europe will move further east. “Specifically, on Maundy Thursday until Easter Monday, it is very likely to encounter unsettled weather conditions mainly in the west, central and north especially in the afternoon and evening hours that we may have thunderstorms and showers.”

The areas that will be affected are: Ionian Sea, western mainland Greece, western and central Sterea, Thessaly, Macedonia, Thrace.

Sakis Arnaoutoglou: How the weather will roll Holy Week

In a post on Wednesday, Sakis Arnaoutoglou wrote that from next Sunday and most days of Holy Week, weather conditions will be good “in most areas of the country with a few local showers in the mountains of central and northern Greece during the warm hours of the day.”

As for the weather at Easter, he stresses that “although relatively far away, with the current forecast data, remains puzzling for Sunday (5/5) as to the possibility of phenomena and in which areas of the country because temperature-wise he should still be looking towards spring”.

The post Arnaoutoglou

“From next Sunday and most days of Holy Week good weather will be maintained in most areas of the country with a few local showers in the mountains of central and northern Greece in the warm hours of the day. Temperatures at midday will remain fairly normal for the season along with a relative chill at night and in the morning hours.

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As for the winds during Holy Week, north winds should prevail, reaching 5-7 Beaufort only in the Aegean and possibly in the Cyclades locally 8 Beaufort).

Although relatively far away, with the current forecast data, remains puzzling for Easter Sunday the weather on Easter Sunday as to the possibility of phenomena and in which areas of the country because temperature-wise he should still be looking towards spring.

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