The most difficult day of the heat wave is today According to the updated weather bulletin As in several areas the temperature will exceed 40 degrees Celsius.
Impressive are the images recorded by the thermal camera drones that SKY and ERT “recruited” to record the temperatures in the center of Athens.
SKAI’s drone “walks” in Omonia from Athinas Avenue to Kotzias Square and records the highest and lowest temperatures.On the asphalt the thermometer shows up to 67°C, while the coolest part can be seen at the fountain of Omonia Square. On rooftops and balconies of houses the thermal camera records over 80°C.
The drone with the thermal camera in Omonia almost… caught fire. It recorded a temperature of 96.2 degrees Celsius in the buildings, while the temperature in the fountain was 34.9 degrees Celsius.
Watch the video:
The following video from the ERT camera reveals the large temperature differences between vegetated areas and areas with concrete and asphalt.
Areas with trees and parks are significantly cooler, while urban areas, especially central areas with many buildings, are much warmer, reinforcing the urban heat island effect.
A map published by meteo.gr records temperatures expected at 3pm with 12 areas “burning” above 40 degrees Celsius.
According to the map, temperatures exceeding 40 degrees and reaching up to 44 degrees Celsius will be recorded in:
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- Attica
- Boiotia
- Thessaly
- Akhaia
- Southern Cyclades
Samos
- Chios
- Mytilene
The updated EMF special bulletin
According to the National Weather Service for today Thursday (13-6-2024), temperatures will remain high in both maximum and minimum values. Temperatures will only drop slightly in the northwest.
a. In the northern mainland the maximum temperature will reach 36 to 37 degrees Celsius and in central Macedonia locally 38 to 39 degrees Celsius, while the minimum values will be around 25 to 27 degrees Celsius.
b. In Thessaly, western Sterea and western Peloponnese, the maximum temperature will reach 39 to 41 degrees Celsius with minimum values of 26 to 28 degrees Celsius.
c. In eastern Sterea and eastern Peloponnese the maximum temperature will reach 41 to 43 degrees Celsius, with minimum values of 27 to 29 degrees Celsius.
d. In the Ionian Islands, the Sporades and the Cyclades the temperature will reach 35 to 37 degrees Celsius, in the islands of the northern and eastern Aegean 38 to 40 degrees Celsius and in Crete and the Dodecanese 39 to 42 degrees Celsius. The minimum values will be around 27 to 29 degrees Celsius.
e. In Attica, maximum temperatures will reach 41 to 42 degrees Celsius in the interior and possibly 43 degrees Celsius, while in the coastal areas it will be 3 to 5 degrees lower.
Tomorrow Friday (14-6-2024) the temperature will drop significantly in the west, central and northern regions, while a change of weather is expected in central and northern Greece with thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds.
a. In the northern mainland the maximum temperature will reach 34 to 36 degrees Celsius.
b. In the rest of the continent the maximum temperature will reach 36 to 38 degrees Celsius, in the interior of Central Greece and the Peloponnese 39 degrees Celsius.
c. In the island country the maximum temperature will reach 34 to 36 degrees Celsius and in the eastern Aegean islands, the Dodecanese and Crete 37 to 39 and possibly 40 degrees Celsius.
It is noted that on Saturday the temperature will temporarily return to normal for the season across the country. At the same time, stronger northerly winds will prevail.
