The chances of a notable cold invasion next week are increasing, according to meteorologist Clearchos Marousakis, who predicts that an organized low barometric pressure from the Italian region will affect our country at the weekend, giving locally many heavy showers, while as for the cold, the weather will soften and the snow will be located at high altitudes, as southerly winds will prevail.

“Organized low pressure from the region of Italy is expected to affect our country this weekend giving locally heavy and heavy rainfall. As for the cold, the weather will soften and snow will be localized at high altitudes since southerly winds will prevail at times,” the meteorologist notes.

“Almost all forecast models have now turned to the scenario of our global forecasting system ‘Hercules’. This means that in the new week we will again see an organized polar air downdraft towards our region without being able to give more information about this development yet.”

However, in another post he refers to the heavy winter coming soon.

“Barren winter is also seeing the morning run of our global model “Hercules” with continued cold snaps down towards our region. While strong, the indication our forecast system has been giving us for several days now, it still remains as a trend since we are not quite close to the dates in question,” it says initially.

“On a positive note, the other global models are also “leaning” to this indication of our model, increasing the chances of an intensely cold and long period. We will continually update by incorporating newer forecast data,” he concludes.

Today’s weather

Rainfall is expected while thunderstorms will occur in the Ionian Sea, Epirus, Sterea, Peloponnese, Aegean Sea and Crete. There is a possibility of hailstorms in the Ionian, Epirus, Sterea and Peloponnese. Some snowfall will occur in the northern mountains. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high and mud showers will occur in places. Visibility will be limited in places, both in the morning and towards the end of the day.

The temperature in Western Macedonia will range from -2 to 6 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from -1 to 10, in Thessaly from 3 to 12, in Epirus and Sterea from 5 to 16, in the Peloponnese from 6 to 17, in the Ionian islands from 10 to 15, in the North and East Aegean islands from 2 to 11, in the Cyclades from 6 to 15, in the Dodecanese from 5 to 13 and in Crete from 5 to 20 degrees Celsius.
From 5 to 5 degrees Celsius and from 5 to 5 degrees C.

The winds in the sea will blow from southern directions from 3 to 5 Beaufort.

In Attica, intermittent showers are expected while thunderstorms are possible from the morning. Winds will blow from southerly directions up to 3 Beaufort. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high and mud showers will occur in places. Visibility will be limited in places both through the morning and towards the end of the day. The temperature in the center of Athens will range from 8 to 14 degrees Celsius.

In the prefecture of Thessaloniki, clouds are expected with the possibility of occasional, light showers. Winds will blow from variable directions up to 2 Beaufort. Visibility will be limited in places, both in the morning and towards the end of the day. The temperature in the center of Thessaloniki will range from 6 to 10 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Saturday 15-02-2025

Across the country, clouds are forecasted, with local rain. Sporadic thunderstorms will occur mainly in the Ionian Sea and on the islands of the eastern Aegean. Snowfall will occur in places mainly in the central and northern continental mountains.

Winds will blow from southerly directions 3 to 5 and locally in the sea 6 Beaufort, but from the afternoon in the north – northeast will shift to northerly directions and will increase to 6 to 7 and locally at night in the northeastern Aegean 8 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise and will be higher than normal for the season by 2 to 3 degrees in most areas. It will reach 12 to 14 degrees Celsius in the north and 15 to 17 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country.

The weather on Sunday 16-02-2025

Initially in the Ionian Sea and the western mainland, gradually in the remaining parts of the Peloponnese, the Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese, clouds are forecasted, partly cloudy with local rain and occasional thunderstorms. In the rest of the country, cloudy at times with local showers and possibly in the northern Aegean isolated thunderstorms. Snowfall will occur in places mainly in the central and southern continental mountains.

Winds in the west will blow from southern directions 4 to 6 and occasionally in the northern Ionian Sea 7 Beaufort, gradually weakening and becoming northerly 3 to 5 Beaufort. In the east, the winds will blow from southerly directions 3 to 5 and in the northeastern Aegean Sea east northeasterly with the same intensity.

The temperature will drop slightly in the west and north.

The weather on Monday 17-02-2025

Across the country, clouds are forecasted to be scattered and intermittently increasing with local rain mainly in the central, eastern and northern regions. Thunderstorms will occur in the morning hours in Crete, the Dodecanese and possibly on the islands of the eastern Aegean. Snowfall will occur in places in the northern mountains.

Winds in the west will blow from northern directions 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the east the winds will be variable 3 to 4 and only in the central and northern Aegean will blow northeast at 4 to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will not change significantly.

The weather on Tuesday 18-02-2025

In the central and northern mainland, the Sporades and the islands of the eastern Aegean, clouds with rain and occasional thunderstorms are forecast. In the rest of the country clouds in places and at times increasing with local showers. Snowfall will occur in the mountains and semi-mountains of Thrace and Macedonia and in the mountains of Thessaly, Epirus and Sterea.

Winds will blow in the west west northwest 3 to 4 Beaufort with a slight increase from the afternoon. In the rest of the country, the winds will blow in the southern parts west southwestern 3 to 4 Beaufort and in the central and northern parts northeastern 4 to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will drop further.