We expect clear weather, but with a chance of clouds and scattered showers on Wednesday, with temperatures recording a drop compared to the 15-day heatwave that preceded it.

According to the EMY forecast, central Macedonia will see cloudy weather with local rain and occasional thunderstorms before noon. In the remaining areas there will be local rain and – mainly in the mountains – sporadic thunderstorms after noon.

Winds will be northerly 3-5 Beaufort and occasionally 6 Beaufort in the sea, while the temperature will reach 34-35 degrees Celsius in the northern mainland and the islands and 35-36 degrees Celsius in the rest of the mainland.

Meanwhile, according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction, a high fire risk (risk category 3) is predicted for today, Wednesday, in:

Yesterday, Tuesday, we had many incidents of fires started by lightning. The majority of them were dealt with very quickly.

WEDNESDAY 24-07-2024

In central Macedonia from mid-morning hours, cloudy with local rain and occasional thunderstorms. In the rest of the regions, generally clear weather, but in the midday and afternoon hours on the mainland there will be local rain and mainly in the mountains sporadic thunderstorms.
The winds will blow from the north from 3 to 5 Beaufort, and in the sea occasionally up to 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will drop slightly. It will reach 34 to 35 degrees Celsius in the northern mainland and the islands and 35 to 36 degrees Celsius in the rest of the mainland.

THURSDAY 25-07-2024
In eastern Macedonia, Thrace and gradually in central and western Macedonia increasing clouds with local rain and from noon onwards sporadic thunderstorms. In the rest of the country, initially generally clear weather but from the midday hours clouds will develop in the rest of the mainland, Euboea and the northern Aegean and there will be local rain and occasional thunderstorms. The phenomena in Thrace and eastern and central Macedonia are likely to be intense. Improvement from the evening.

Winds will blow north 3 to 5 and locally in the sea 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will drop slightly further almost all over the country and will be close to normal for the season. It will reach 33 to 35 degrees Celsius in the northern mainland and 35 to 37 degrees Celsius in the rest of the mainland and the islands.

FRIDAY 26-07-2024
In central and eastern Macedonia partly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms and improving in the evening. In the rest of the country generally clear weather but during the midday hours there will be some clouds on the mainland and in the east there will be local rain.
The winds will blow northwest, in the Ionian Sea 4 to 6 and locally 7 Beaufort with weakening from late in the evening and in the rest of the regions 3 to 5 and in the Aegean Sea locally 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly.

SATURDAY 27-07-2024
Generally clear weather with occasional clouds on the mainland at noon in the afternoon when local rain is likely in the mountains.
Winds will blow from the north in the continent and the Ionian Sea 3 to 5 Beaufort and in the Aegean Sea initially 4 to 6 and gradually locally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will rise slightly mainly in the north.