The weather continues in a summer “mood” today with warmth and African dust, however a change of scenery is expected over the weekend.

According to Thodoros Kolydas, “the circulation of systems in the upper levels of the atmosphere is changing and a gradual northerly breeze will gradually prevail over the weekend, which will remove the dust from our region. At the same time, we will see a 5 to 7 degree Celsius drop in average temperatures over the next five days and mercury will be below normal for the season for 5 to 6 days. With this type of system circulation (low index), cold air masses will move from the Northern Balkans to our country, which will cause instability phenomena“.

The Star’s meteorologist in a new post quotes a graph stating: “From a week the red is leaving our area and now we will have plenty of yellow and green in our lives.”

According to OPEN’s meteorologist, Klearchos Marousakis “we will have a retreat of mercury in the next few days, cooler air masses will come but we do not expect anything extreme. Next week the average temperature will be in the 23-24 degree range. In the evening there will even be single-digit temperatures in Northern Greece“.

As the meteorologist said, “from Saturday, but especially on Sunday, a north wind will blow, which will also remove the African dust, while wet deposition – with rain – will help to clear the atmosphere.”

At 33.6 °C maximum temperature yesterday

Thursday 08/05 maintained unseasonably high temperatures across the country with Crete, Central Greece and the Peloponnese being the warmest areas. The maximum temperature was recorded in Spili, Rethymnon (33.6°C) followed by Plora, Heraklion (33.5°C) and Avlida (33.4°C).

The map in the image below shows the maximum temperature in the country, according to the network of automatic weather stations of meteo.gr/National Observatory of Athens and the 8 stations with the highest maximum temperatures of Wednesday 07/05. As the additional information provided in the image shows, the average maximum temperature reached 26.8 °C, the highest value since the beginning of the week. Furthermore, temperatures exceeded 25 °C at 386 of the 529 currently active weather stations (~73%) and 30 °C at 101 stations (~17%).

Today’s weather

Thin clouds are expected which will gradually become thicker. Local showers and thunderstorms will occur from midday in the Ionian Sea, the mountainous mainland and Western Macedonia, while there is a possibility of occasional and sporadic rain in low-altitude areas of the rest of the mainland. Particularly in the Pindus mountains and in Western Macedonia there is a possibility of hail. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be increased, especially in the Southern Aegean and Crete.

The temperature in Western Macedonia will range from 8 to 22 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 12 to 26, in Thessaly from 15 to 29, in Epirus from 11 to 29, in Sterea from 14 to 30, in the Peloponnese from 12 to 32, in the Ionian Islands from 15 to 26, in the North and East Aegean Islands from 11 to 26, in the Cyclades and the Dodecanese from 14 to 27, and in Crete from 16 to 34 degrees Celsius.

Winds in the Northwestern Aegean will initially blow from northwestern directions from 2 to 4 Beaufort but from noon onwards they will become variable up to 3 Beaufort. In the Northeastern Aegean Sea the winds will initially blow from southerly directions 2 to 4 Beaufort but from noon onwards they will become variable up to 3 Beaufort. In the Central Aegean the winds will blow from variable directions from 2 to 4 Beaufort. In the South Aegean, winds will initially blow from the east at 3 to 5 Beaufort. From noon, in the western parts of the area it will become northerly 2 to 4 Beaufort and in the eastern parts southeasterly 3 to 5 Beaufort. In the Ionian Sea the winds will initially blow from northeastern directions 2 to 4 Beaufort, from noon they will become northwestern 2 to 4 Beaufort and towards the evening they will shift again to northeastern 3 to 5 Beaufort.

In Attica, thin clouds are expected, which will gradually thicken. There is a possibility of local rain after the afternoon. Winds will initially blow from northwest directions up to 3 Beaufort but from noon they will shift to northeast 2 to 4 Beaufort. Especially in West Attica the winds will become southerly up to 3 Beaufort in the morning. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be relatively high. The temperature in the center of Athens will range from 20 to 28 degrees Celsius.

In the prefecture of Thessaloniki, thin clouds are expected, which will gradually become thicker. There is a possibility of local rain after the afternoon. Winds will blow from the north from 2 to 4 Beaufort but in the afternoon and afternoon will become occasionally south up to 3 Beaufort. The temperature in the center of Thessaloniki will range from 17 to 26 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Saturday (10/05)

In Macedonia and Thrace clouds, partly cloudy with local showers and occasional thunderstorms. The phenomena, which may be strong at times in the easternmost parts, will gradually weaken from the afternoon and in the evening will be limited in central Macedonia. In the Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese a few clouds, partly increasing in the morning with local showers. In the rest of the country the weather will be initially clear, but from noon on the mainland clouds will develop and mainly in Thessaly, Evia, eastern Sterea and eastern Peloponnese there will be local rain or rain and in the afternoon hours isolated thunderstorms.

Winds will blow from the north 3 to 5 and gradually in the sea up to 6 Beaufort and only in the southeastern Aegean Sea will blow southeast 4 to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will drop slightly and only in the south will remain high for the season. It will reach 20 to 22 degrees Celsius in the north, 24 to 26 degrees in the rest of the regions and 31 to 33 degrees Celsius in northern Crete.

The weather on Sunday (11/05)

In central Macedonia, Thessaly, eastern Sterea and Evia cloudy with local showers until late afternoon. In the rest of the country the weather will be initially almost clear, but in the midday and afternoon hours in the mainland clouds will develop and there will be local rain and mainly in the mountains isolated thunderstorms.

Winds will blow from the north from 3 to 5 and in the Aegean up to 6 Beaufort with gradual weakening.

The temperature will drop further and will return to normal for the season across the country.