The temperature will start to rise from today, and the weather will be good until Thursday. However, new showers from the west will arrive on Friday, and on Saturday, the phenomenon will spread to almost the whole country, according to meteorologists. The temperature will drop on Sunday, while on Christmas Eve, unstable weather with rain in several areas and possible snowfall in the mountains cannot be ruled out.

A New Round of Bad Weather is Expected Starting Friday

As Clearchos Marousakis said, new bad weather is coming from Friday:

“The rains will first focus on western Greece and on Saturday the bad weather wave will extend a little further east to affect the whole of our country, only for the temperature to subside again. An improvement in the weather is expected early next week as we enter the final stretch to Christmas.”

Weather changes at Christmas – Latest forecast

Clearchos Marousakis said a new wave of bad weather is coming on Christmas Day and Christmas Eve.

This will bring rain again and down the temperature in central and northern Greece. Further south, southerly winds will keep the mercury close to normal for the season. The temperature will be 14-16 degrees Celsius.

Significant rainfall yesterday in Crete

Rainfall and heavy rainfall were recorded in Crete on Monday 16/12. According to the network of automatic weather stations of meteo.gr / National Observatory of Athens, the highest rainfall was recorded in the northern parts of the prefectures of Chania and Heraklion. The maximum rainfall, until about 18:30, was recorded in Aghios Pantes Chania and was equal to 83 mm. The relevant table shows the 8 network stations that recorded the highest rainfall until 18:30 on Monday 16/12.

Sunshine is expected with local clouds in the Aegean, Crete, and the eastern mainland. Visibility will be locally limited until the morning and towards the end of the day.

The temperature in Western Macedonia will range from -3 to 11 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from -2 to 13, in Thessaly from 1 to 14, in Epirus and Western Central Greece from 1 to 16, in the rest of Central Greece from 0 to 15, in the Peloponnese from -1 to 15, in the Ionian islands from 4 to 15, in the North and East Aegean islands from 3 to 13, in the Cyclades from 6 to 14, in the Dodecanese from 10 to 16 and in Crete from 5 to 14 degrees Celsius.
From 5 to 5 degrees Celsius, from 5 to 10 degrees Celsius, from 5 to 15 degrees Celsius, from 5 to 10 degrees Cretaceous.

The winds in the North Aegean will blow from the north from 3 to 5 Beaufort, except the northeast where they will blow from variable directions from 2 to 4 Beaufort. In the southwest from noon onwards, becoming variable 2 to 4 Beaufort. In the Ionian Sea, the winds will initially blow in variable directions from 2 to 4 Beaufort, but from the afternoon they will become northwest of the same intensity.

In Attica sunshine is expected. Winds will blow from the north from 2 to 4 Beaufort but in the afternoon and afternoon they will become occasionally variable up to 3 Beaufort. The temperature in the center of Athens will range from 7 to 15 degrees Celsius.

In the prefecture of Thessaloniki sunshine is expected. Winds will blow from northwest directions up to 3 Beaufort. Visibility will be locally limited until the morning and towards the end of the 24 hours. The temperature in the center of Thessaloniki will range from 5 to 13 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Wednesday 18-12-2024

Generally clear weather all over the country. Visibility in the morning and evening hours in the northern mainland will be limited in places.
Winds will blow from the north 3 to 4 and in the sea locally up to 5 Beaufort.
The temperature will rise slightly further, mainly in the central and southern regions. In the morning and evening hours, frost will occur in some places in the northern continental areas.

The weather on Thursday 19-12-2024

Generally clear weather, with occasional local clouds mainly in the west. Visibility in the morning and evening hours on the mainland will be limited in places.
Winds will blow from the north at 3 to 4 Beaufort, gradually becoming west-southwest at 4 to 5 Beaufort, and in the southern seas locally at 6 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly. In the morning and evening hours in some places in the northern continents, there will be frost.

The weather on Friday 20-12-2024

In the west, cloudy with local rainfall will gradually intensify and from the afternoon there will be sporadic thunderstorms. In the rest of the country, a few clouds will gradually increase and local showers mainly be in the northern mainland, the Cyclades, Crete, the eastern Aegean islands, and the Dodecanese. Visibility in the morning and evening hours on the mainland will be limited in places
Winds will blow south-southwest 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the sea gradually 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will drop slightly in the north and rise slightly in the south.