The scenery of summer changes on Sunday, as cold mass is expected to hit our country bringing a rapid drop in temperature, showers, and snow in the mountains. The change in weather is expected to bring snow even at lower elevations.

According to meteorologist Klearchos Marousakis, the weather will become wintry with a polar cold mass arriving in our country with snow in the mountains of the central and northern part of the country, perhaps even lower in Macedonia, Thrace, and Thessaly. He reassured us about a normal winter pattern and that we needed it to feed the water table as well.

Kolydas: Snow will fall at lower elevations

In agreement with the meteorologists’ general assessment of the weather that from Sunday there will be snowfall in areas of northern Greece, the director of EMY, Thodoris Kolydas, appears to be in agreement.

According to his post on X “the criteria of the upper atmosphere (Temperatures at 500 and 850 hPa) are met – even if marginally – and this will result in many areas to snowfall even at lower altitudes.”

However, regarding forecasts for specific areas, such as Thessaloniki, Kolydas asks “to wait another two days.”

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For his part, Giorgos Tsatrafyllias, in a post, mentions the cities that have a high chance of snow from Sunday night to Monday afternoon.

The cities are:

Veroia
Edessa
Kavala
Komotini
Kilkis
Thessaloniki
Group of Western Macedonia: (Kastoria, Kozani, Grevena, Grevena, Florina).

As Giannis Kallianos said on Mega’s main newscast, a gradual deterioration of the weather is expected from Sunday with rain, thunderstorms, strong north winds up to 6-8 Beaufort, snowfall, and a drop in temperature of 6 to 8 degrees Celsius.

In fact, in areas of Western Macedonia, the mercury will dip up to 14 degrees Celsius. On Monday (13/1) and Tuesday (14/1) snow will fall – according to the forecast – in lowland areas in Macedonia, Thrace, and Thessaly, but also large cities of Western Macedonia, such as Florina, Kastoria, Ptolemaida, Kozani, Grevena, as well as in western parts of the prefecture of Thessaloniki and Kilkis. It is not excluded that it will snow in Thessaloniki or, if it does not snow, it will most likely sleet.

The municipalities of Thessaloniki are on alert for possible snow

The municipalities of the prefecture of Thessaloniki are on alert for the possibility of snow, even in the city, next Sunday, according to the National Meteorological Service’s forecasts so far.

With 21 snow removal machines and a sufficient supply of 2,000 tons of salt, the municipality of Pylaia-Hortiatis is on alert for any eventuality, as Hortiatis is the first spot to “whitewash” in the city. In case the forecasts come true, an SMS will be sent to the citizens, informing them of the protection measures and the municipal areas that will remain open for the public as part of the alert.

The central municipality’s machinery is ready, as is the salt just in case, and if necessary, based on how the weather develops, there will be modifications to the green and blue bin collection schedules.

The weather today

Patchy clouds are expected across the country. In Western Greece, the East Aegean islands, and the Dodecanese, clouds will be thicker and a few light local showers will occur. At night and early in the morning, visibility in many areas will be limited and local fog will form.

The temperature will range in Western Macedonia from -2 to 14 degrees Celsius, in the rest of northern Greece from 2 to 15-16 degrees Celsius, in Thessaly from 2 to 16-18 degrees Celsius, in Epirus from 4 to 17-18 degrees Celsius, in the rest of the mainland from 7 to 17-19 degrees Celsius, in the Ionian Islands from 11 to 17 degrees Celsius and in the Aegean Islands and Crete from 9 to 17-19 degrees Celsius.

In the Central, Eastern, and Northern Aegean Sea, southwestern winds will blow at 4-5 Beaufort, while in the Southern Aegean Sea, westerly winds will prevail with the same intensity. In the Ionian Sea, the winds will blow southwest at 4-5 Beaufort, but will gradually shift to westerly winds with the same intensity.

In Attica, we expect occasionally increased clouds. At night and early in the morning visibility will be locally limited. Winds will blow from westerly directions with intensities of 3-4 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 11 to 17 degrees Celsius.

In Thessaloniki, we expect partly cloudy conditions. At night and early in the morning the visibility will be limited. Winds will blow from various directions with intensities of 2-3 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 7 to 14 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Saturday 11-01-2025

Clouds, partly cloudy and partly cloudy all over the country. Rains will occur in western, northern Greece, eastern and southern Aegean. Visibility in the morning hours will be locally limited.

Winds will blow in the west and south from westerly directions 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the rest of the region northeastern 3 to 4 Beaufort and from the afternoon in the northeast 5 to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will drop in the north while it will remain high for the season in the central and southern regions.

The weather on Sunday 12-01-2025

Increasing clouds and showers across most of the country. Sporadic thunderstorms will occur mainly in the west and from the evening in the northeastern Aegean Sea where the phenomena are likely to be strong in places. Snowfall will occur in western Macedonia, in the mountains of the rest of the northern part of the country, and from the evening in the northern semi-mountains and in the central mountains.

Winds will blow in the north northeast 5 to 6 Beaufort and from noon in the northern Aegean Sea 7 to 8 Beaufort and in the rest from southern directions 4 to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will drop in northern and central Greece in the range of 4 to 5 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Monday 13-01-2025

Increased clouds with showers all over the country. Sporadic thunderstorms will occur in the Ionian Sea, occasionally in the eastern mainland and the northeastern Aegean. Snowfall will occur in the mountains of the mainland and in the northern highlands.

Winds will blow in the west and the south south-southeast 5 to 7 Beaufort, while in the east and the north north-northeast 6 to 8 Beaufort.

The temperature will drop further.

The weather on Tuesday 14-01-2025

In the west a few clouds in the morning, partly cloudy. In the rest of the country cloudy with local showers and in the southern seas isolated thunderstorms, while snowfall will occur in the morning hours in the mountains of the eastern mainland and in the northern highlands. Gradual improvement is expected from midday.

The winds will blow east northeast 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the sea locally 7 to 8 Beaufort.

The temperature in the central and northern regions will be slightly below normal, while in the rest of the country, there will be no significant change. In the morning and evening hours, there will be frost in the north.