August will bid us farewell with instability according to the weather forecasts. As both Thodoros Kolydas and Klearchos Marousakis say in their posts, cold air masses coming from Ukraine, where they will be over our region via the Black Sea, will bring rain and thunderstorms until the end of the week.

“Localised showers in the west and north are likely with rainfall totals today reaching a maximum of 10 to 15 mm. By Thursday, however, the “buckets” will slowly accumulate around 50 to 70 mm of rain locally. The instability will last until Saturday,” according to the director of the National Weather Service.

Marousakis: August curtain falls with showers and thunderstorms

The week ahead of us opens with highly unstable weather, especially from Wednesday and then with the mercury in gradual decline, Klearhos Marousakis says in a post.

According to the OPEN meteorologist’s forecast, August will bid us farewell with rain, thunderstorms and a drop in temperature. The warm air from the coast of North Africa starts to slowly rise towards central Europe, resulting in colder air masses descending towards our country from eastern and northeastern Europe via Ukraine. So due to the temperature difference between the surface and the higher layers of the atmosphere, instability will be created throughout the week.

High fire risk in 14 regions

A high fire risk (risk category 3) is forecast today (Tuesday) in some areas of the country, according to the Fire Risk Forecast Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr).

High fire risk (risk category 3) in:

Attica, Boeotia, Evia and areas of Fthiotida, Corinthia, Argolida, Halkidiki, Mount Athos, Cyclades, Sporades, Aegean islands Skopos, Cyclades and Sporades.

The weather today

A few local clouds are expected, which will increase from noon. Local showers and sporadic thunderstorms will occur at noon and in the afternoon in the mountainous mainland and possibly in the Dodecanese and in the mountains of Crete. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively increased, mainly in the east.

The temperature in Western Macedonia will range from 17 to 31 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 21 to 34, in Thessaly from 22 to 35, in Epirus and Western Central Greece from 19 to 36, in the rest of Central Greece from 20 to 33, in the Peloponnese from 18 to 36, in the Ionian islands from 20 to 34, in the North and East Aegean islands from 19 to 33, in the Cyclades and the Dodecanese from 23 to 30 and in Crete from 22 to 33 degrees Celsius.

The winds in the Central and North Aegean will blow from northwest to north directions from 3 to 5 Beaufort, but occasionally in places will reach up to 6 Beaufort. In the South Aegean the winds will blow from west to north 3 to 5 Beaufort. In the Ionian Sea the winds will initially blow from variable directions up to 3 Beaufort but from the morning they will become westerly to northwesterly 2 to 4 Beaufort.

WEDNESDAY 28-08-2024
In the midday and afternoon hours clouds will develop on the mainland and there will be local rain and possibly isolated thunderstorms, mainly in the mountains.
Winds will initially be variable 3 Beaufort in the Ionian Sea and the west, while from the midday hours north-northwest winds of 4 Beaufort will blow. In the east it will blow from northern directions 3 to 5 and in the Aegean Sea locally 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly. In the northern and western continents it will reach 32 to 35 degrees Celsius and in the rest of the continents 35 to 37 degrees Celsius. In the island country it will reach 30 to 34 degrees Celsius.

THURSDAY 29-08-2024
Initially generally clear weather, gradually from the midday hours in the Ionian Sea, the mainland and Evia will develop clouds and local rain and occasional thunderstorms, possibly strong in places. Improvement is expected from the evening hours.
Winds will blow north-northwest 3 to 5 and locally in the eastern Aegean Sea 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will drop slightly. It will reach 32 to 35 and locally 36 degrees Celsius on the mainland and 30 to 34 degrees Celsius on the islands.

FRIDAY 30-08-2024
Initially generally clear weather with a few clouds in the Ionian Sea, the Sporades and Crete with the possibility of local rain. Gradual clouds will develop in the mainland and local rain and sporadic thunderstorms will occur, mainly in the central and southern mainland as well as in central and eastern Macedonia. Improvement is expected in the evening hours.
Winds will blow from the north 3 to 5 and locally in the eastern Aegean Sea 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly.

SATURDAY 31-08-2024
A few clouds that will gradually increase in the Sporades, Evia and the mainland and there will be local showers and rain mainly in Evia, the central and southern mainland. Improvement is expected in the evening hours.
Winds will blow from northern directions 3 to 5, locally in the northern Ionian, central and eastern Aegean Sea 6, occasionally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly.