The instability and midday showers will continue in several areas today, but will mainly affect northern Greece, according to Kostas Lagovardos.

According to a meteorologist – director of research at the National Observatory of Athens, instability will be more limited today, mainly in the central and southern regions. It is not excluded that there will be some rain, some showers, also in the north of Attica. From Wednesday onwards, however, the phenomena will stop in most areas of the country and the temperature will gradually rise towards the end of the week.

For her part, MEGA meteorologist Christina Rigou in her forecast notes that the weather will be initially clear, but in the north from the morning clouds will develop and it will rain lightly in central and eastern Macedonia. From early afternoon, showers and sporadic thunderstorms will start in most of Macedonia and Thrace. In the rest of the mountainous mainland and in Evia, clouds are forecasted in the afternoon and at noon and in the afternoon local showers and showers will occur. However, in the late afternoon the weather will improve in most areas.

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Localised showers and thunderstorms were recorded in the central and northern mainland on Monday 18 August 2025. According to the network of automatic weather stations of the National Observatory of Athens/meteo.gr, the most significant rainfall was recorded mainly in parts of Central Greece, Eastern Macedonia and Thessaly.

Today’s weather

Clouds with showers and thunderstorms are forecast in Central, Eastern Macedonia, Thrace and Thessaly and in the afternoon and in the rest of the mainland mainly in the mountains. There is a possibility of hail in the mountains of Central and Northern Greece.

There is a possibility of hail in the mountains of Central and Northern Greece.

There is a possibility of a possibility of snowfall in the north and south of Greece.
The temperature in Western Macedonia will range from 17 to 29 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 20 to 34, in Thessaly from 21 to 36, in Epirus from 18 to 30, in Sterea and Peloponnese from 19 to 35, in the Ionian islands from 20 to 32, in the North and East Aegean islands from 19 to 35, in the Cyclades and the Dodecanese from 18 to 33 and in Crete from 18 to 32 degrees Celsius.

Winds will blow from northwestern directions from 2 to 4 Beaufort, in the southern seas and in the Aegean Sea locally 5 Beaufort.

In Attica the weather will be clear, but at noon and in the afternoon clouds will develop and local rain and possibly thunderstorms will occur in the west and north of the prefecture. Winds will be variable 2 to 4 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 22 to 35 degrees Celsius.

In Thessaloniki, clouds are forecast with local rain and possibly thunderstorms in the west and north. The winds will blow from the northwest and after noon from southeast directions 2 to 4 Beaufort. The temperature will range from 22 to 34 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Wednesday, August 20

Generally clear weather. Local clouds with a chance of rain in the midday – afternoon hours in eastern Central Greece, Thessaly, central and eastern Macedonia and Thrace.

The winds will blow in the west west west northwest 3 to 5 Beaufort and in the east from the north with the same intensity in the eastern Aegean Sea locally 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will not change significantly and will reach in most areas 30 to 32 degrees Celsius, locally in the central mainland 33 to 34 and in the Sporades and Cyclades 28 to 30 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Thursday, August 21

Generally clear weather with a few occasional clouds in the north in the midday – afternoon hours.

Winds will blow in the northern Ionian Sea from southerly directions 3 to 4 Beaufort and in the rest from northerly directions 4 to 5 and in the Aegean Sea locally up to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise.

The weather on Friday, August 22

In the northern Ionian Sea and the northwestern mainland clouds are forecasted in the morning hours with the possibility of local rain until noon and gradually clear. In the rest of the country generally clear weather with a few occasional clouds in the north in the midday – afternoon hours.

Winds will blow in the northern Ionian and northwestern Aegean from southerly directions 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the rest of the Aegean Sea from northern directions 4 to 5 and in the southern Aegean Sea locally up to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise slightly further.

The weather on Saturday 23 August

Generally clear weather with a few occasional clouds in the central and northern mainland in the midday – afternoon hours. In the morning hours in the west the visibility will be limited and there will be occasional fog.

Winds will blow west northwest 3 to 5 and in the southern Aegean Sea locally 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will drop slightly.