The Holy Week begins with stronger northerly winds, according to the National Weather Service, however, on Wednesday, they are expected to weaken. In addition to strong winds, the weather for Holy Week will be characterised by heat and rain in some areas.
This element combined with the many simultaneous outbreaks that occurred on Sunday made the Minister of Climate Crisis and Civil Protection, Vassilis Kikilias, to convene an emergency meeting of the Civil Protection Coordination Body with the participation of the Fire Brigade, Civil Protection, the ELAS, the General Director of Forests Ev. Gountoufa and the Risk Assessment Committee.
At the same time, in a post on X, Mr. Kikilias warned of the significant penalties that negligent arson now carries. As he stressed, only in the last 24 hours, three arrests were made, the prescribed fines were imposed and files were formed with one of the arrested to be taken today to the Prosecutor.
The weather forecast for today
Initially good weather conditions are expected across the country today. Clouds will develop during the warm hours of the day in the central and northern parts of the country, with localised showers in areas of central and eastern Macedonia, Thrace and possibly in island parts of the northeastern Aegean.
The temperature will range in Western Macedonia from 2 to 22 degrees, in the rest of northern Greece from 7 to 24 degrees, in Western Greece from 8 to 28-29 degrees, in Thessaly from 8 to 27-28 degrees, in the rest of the mainland from 10 to 26-28 degrees, in the Ionian Islands from 13 to 28 degrees, in the Aegean islands and Crete from 12 to 23-25 degrees, while on the East Aegean islands the maximum will reach 27-28 degrees Celsius.
Winds in the Aegean will blow from the north with intensities of 5-6 Beaufort and locally 7 Beaufort. In the Ionian Sea, winds will blow from the east with intensities of up to 5 Beaufort.
FORECAST FOR TOMORROW GOOD TUESDAY 30-04-2024
Clouds locally increasing in Macedonia, Thrace, northeastern Aegean, eastern mainland, Sporades, Evia, Cyclades and Crete and in the afternoon in the rest of the mainland. Local showers and possibly thunderstorms will occur in the morning and midday hours in Thrace, while in the midday-afternoon, occasional rainfall is likely in the mountains of Macedonia. A few localised showers are expected in Evia, northern Crete and possibly in the morning hours in the Cyclades. In the Dodecanese, the Ionian Sea and the southern part of the eastern Aegean islands, generally clear weather.
Winds will blow in the west from an easterly direction at 3 to 5 Beaufort, gradually becoming northerly from the afternoon with the same intensity. In the east, winds will blow from northerly directions 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the Aegean Sea 7 to 8 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly. It will reach 28 degrees Celsius in the western mainland, 24 to 26 degrees Celsius in the rest of the mainland and the Ionian Sea and 22 to 23 degrees Celsius in the Aegean islands.
FORECAST FOR GOOD WEDNESDAY 01-05-2024
Scattered clouds, partly thicker up to the afternoon hours in the mainland and the central and southern Aegean, with possible local rain in the morning in northern Crete and rain or rain in the afternoon – afternoon hours in the northern mainland. In the evening, increasing clouds are expected in the northwest, with localised showers in the northern Ionian and Epirus.
Winds will blow in the west, east-southeast 3 to 5 Beaufort, which will gradually shift to west from noon with the same intensity. In the east it will blow from the north 4 to 6 and in the morning hours in the Aegean Sea locally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will rise slightly in the east.
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FORECAST FOR GOOD THURSDAY 02-05-2024
In the west clouds locally increasing with local rain and isolated thunderstorms initially in northern Ionian and Epirus and in the afternoon in Epirus and western Central Greece. Improvement from the evening. In the rest of the country, generally clear weather with some clouds in the central and northern mainland during the afternoon and evening hours, when local showers and possibly isolated thunderstorms mainly in the central and northern areas.
Winds will be light in the west and gradually westerly 3 to 5 Beaufort. In the east, winds will initially blow north at 3 to 5 Beaufort, gradually becoming south at 3 to 4 Beaufort in the north and west at 4 to 6 Beaufort in the south.
The temperature will rise slightly.
FORECAST FOR GOOD FRIDAY 03-05-2024
Generally clear weather with scattered clouds in the northern mainland during the afternoon and evening hours, when local showers and isolated thunderstorms will occur. Visibility will be locally limited in the morning hours in the west.
Winds will blow from westerly directions 3 to 5 Beaufort, locally 6 Beaufort in the sea.
The temperature will not change significantly.
