With winds dominating and increasing the risk of fire, the new week will roll on with the heat being more intense to the west and north, according to forecasters.

In his forecast, Thodoris Kolydas said that he expects a strengthening of the wind on Wednesday and Thursday with a full 7 Beaufort and only from Friday and until the end of the week lower intensities of 5 to 6 Beaufort are expected, but will be followed by a rise in temperature.

Arnautoglou: New heat invasion from July 5

According to Sakis Arnaoutoglou‘s forecast, the weather will show a temporary change today, with showers and local thunderstorms occurring in eastern Macedonia and Thrace. On Wednesday, the phenomena will shift towards central Macedonia, while winds will strengthen again, mainly in the Aegean. From Thursday and Friday, the weather stabilizes and returns to a summer pattern, without phenomena.

41°C in cities-campuses

From Friday July 5 and for at least four days, the country will face a new heat wave. As Sakis Arnaoutoglou warns, the peak is expected on the weekend of July 7-8, when the temperature will reach 39 degrees in most continental areas.

However, in closed lowland areas far from the sea, but also in large urban centers such as Athens, Larissa and Thessaloniki, it is not excluded that the thermometer will “hit red” with values up to 40 or 41 degrees Celsius.

A June with a high frequency of strong winds

This June was characterised by a very large number of days with strong winds, 24 days out of 30 this month. This is significantly higher than any of the last 17 Junes. There is also a clear trend of an increase in strong melts in June over the last 4 years.

We also note the days in June 2025 with the strongest winds:

11/06/2025: 72.4 km/h maximum gust (the highest of the month)
28/06/2025: 64.4 km/h maximum gust
29/06/2025: 70.8 km/h maximum gust

Today’s weather

Across the country, very good weather conditions will prevail with locally unseasonably warm temperatures.

The temperature will range in Western Macedonia from 15 to 32 degrees, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 18 to 35-37 degrees, in Thessaly from 17 to 37-39 degrees, in Epirus from 18 to 34-36 degrees, in the rest of the mainland from 20 to 36-38 and possibly locally 39 degrees, in the Ionian Islands from 20 to 33-35 degrees, in the Aegean islands and in Crete from 21 to 32-34 degrees, while in the East Aegean islands the maximum will reach 37 degrees Celsius.

In the eastern part of the island, in the south-eastern part of Greece, the temperatures will reach 37 degrees Celsius.

The winds in the Aegean will blow from the north with 4-5 Beaufort winds and in some places in the southern seas 6 Beaufort, while in southern Crete locally 7 Beaufort are expected. In the Ionian Sea the winds will blow from the north northwest with intensities up to 5 Beaufort.

In Attica we expect sunshine and heat. Winds will blow from the north with intensities of 3-5 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 25 to 37-38 degrees.

In Thessaloniki we expect a few clouds during the warm hours of the day. The winds will blow from variable directions with intensities of 2-3 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 24 to 36-37 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Wednesday, July 2

Generally clear weather throughout the country during most of the day. Local clouds in central and eastern Macedonia and Thessaly in the morning hours when it may rain occasionally. In the midday – afternoon hours clouds will develop on the mainland, in the mountains local rain and in the northwestern mountains isolated thunderstorms will occur.

Winds in the west will be variable 3 to 4 Beaufort, in the east north 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the Aegean Sea locally 7 Beaufort.

The temperature will drop slightly mainly in the east. It will reach 33 to 35 degrees Celsius in the Ionian Sea, the mainland, the eastern Aegean islands, the Dodecanese and southern Crete, and 36 to 37 degrees Celsius locally in the mainland, while in the rest of the island country it will not exceed 30 to 32 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Thursday, July 3

The weather will be generally clear. A few occasional clouds in the midday and afternoon hours in the mountains of Macedonia and Epirus. Possibility of isolated rain in the mountains of Epirus.

Winds in the west will be variable 3 to 4 Beaufort, in the east north 4 to 6 and in the Aegean Sea locally 7 Beaufort.

The temperature will not change significantly.

The weather on Friday, July 4

The weather will be generally clear. A few clouds in the northwestern mountains in the midday and afternoon hours.

Winds will blow from the north, in the west 3 to 4, in the east 4 to 5 and in the Aegean Sea locally 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise slightly.

The weather will be mild, with a slight increase in temperature and a slight increase in wind speed.

The weather on Saturday, July 5

The weather will be generally clear. Local clouds in the northwestern mountains in the midday and afternoon hours, when there may be occasional rain showers.

In the afternoon and in the evening there may be some clouds and thunderstorms.
Winds in the west will be variable 3 to 4 and in the east will blow from the north 4 to 5, locally up to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise slightly further.