The upward temperature trend continues, with meteorologist Giorgios Tsatrafillias predicting “thunderstorms today with 30s” and assuring that the weather will not cause any problems for the October 28 parades.

Temperatures are on a steady upward trend, with thermometers reaching 30 degrees in Crete as early as Sunday. According to the Chratrafilia forecast, high temperatures will be maintained until Monday, October 27, in the eastern mainland and Crete. Specifically, the temperature will reach 29-30 degrees Celsius in Thessaly, Fthiotida, Boeotia and Peloponnese, while in Crete it will locally reach up to 31-32 degrees Celsius.

Extraordinary weather with showers and thunderstorms

Meanwhile, a fast-moving low-pressure system will cause showers and localised thunderstorms in the west, north and eastern Aegean. The southerly winds in the Aegean will strengthen and will reach 8 Beaufort locally, but no serious problems are expected. The weather changes will be transient and will not significantly affect the eastern mainland.

Current conditions for the parades

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For the national holiday of October 28, the weather is forecast to be generally good across the country. Parades are expected to go off without a hitch, with good weather, sunshine and relatively warm temperatures for the season.

The maximum temperature approached 29°C on Sunday

The temperature approached 29 °C at noon on Sunday, 26/10. More specifically, the Nerokurou weather station in Chania recorded a temperature of 28.8 °C.

The temperature of the island was 28.28°C.

The map in the image below shows the distribution of the maximum temperature among the stations of the meteo.gr / National Observatory of Athens network as well as the 8 stations with the highest maximum temperatures. As can be seen from the additional information presented in the image, the maximum temperature exceeded 25 °C at 109 of the 556 active stations in the network (~20%).

Today’s weather

Intermittent clouds are expected while showers and occasional thunderstorms will occur until morning in Thrace, Macedonia, Thessaly, Epirus, Western Sterea, Northwestern Peloponnese, Ionian and Eastern Aegean. Scattered showers are then expected in Thrace, Central and Eastern Macedonia, Thessaly, Western Sterea, Northwestern Peloponnese and all eastern parts of the Aegean.

The temperature in Western Macedonia will range from 8 to 18 degrees Celsius, in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace from 12 to 23, in Thessaly from 14 to 27, in Epirus and Western Central Greece from 11 to 21, in the rest of Central Greece and the Peloponnese from 11 to 26, in the Ionian Islands from 12 to 21, in the North and East Aegean Islands from 15 to 25, in the Cyclades from 18 to 27, in the Dodecanese from 15 to 24 and in Crete from 15 to 34 degrees Celsius. It is noted that in Thrace, Macedonia, Epirus and the Ionian islands, the minimum is expected towards the end of the day.

The winds in the Aegean Sea will initially blow from southerly directions from 4 to 6 Beaufort and occasionally up to 7 Beaufort. After the afternoon, they will become westerly 3 to 5 Beaufort except the Dodecanese, where they will blow from southerly directions 3 to 5 Beaufort. In the Ionian Sea, the winds will initially blow from southern directions 3 to 5 Beaufor,t but from the morning, they will shift to northwestern winds of the same intensity.

In Attica, sunshine is expected and only occasional local clouds will develop. Winds will initially blow from southwestern directions from 3 to 5 Beaufort but will gradually shift to northwestern winds of the same intensity. The temperature in the center of Athens will range from 17 to 26 degrees Celsius.

In the prefecture of Thessaloniki, clouds and local rain are expected until noon and sunshine afterwards. The winds will initially blow from variable directions up to 3 Beaufort, but from noon they will shift to north 2 to 4 Beaufort, and after the afternoon they will blow from northern directions up to 3 Beaufort. The temperature in the center of Thessaloniki will range from 16 to 21 degrees Celsius, with the minimum expected towards the end of the day.

The weather on Tuesday, October 28

In the eastern island country increasing clouds with local showers until the afternoon. In the rest of the country a few clouds in places, mainly in the Ionian Sea and the western and northern mainland, where there will be a few local showers until the afternoon. Visibility will be locally limited in the western mainland in the evening hours.

Winds will blow from westerly directions 3 to 5 and in the southern seas locally 6 Beaufort. From the afternoon, they will turn to north-north-westerly.

The temperature will drop and will reach 21 to 22 degrees Celsius in the west and north, 24 to 26 degrees Celsius on the Aegean islands, and 23 to 24 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country.

The weather on Wednesday, October 29

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Generally clear weather in most of the country. A few clouds in the Peloponnese and occasionally until noon in places on the eastern mainland. Visibility will be locally limited in the west in the morning and evening hours.

Winds in the west will be variable and light, in the east will blow from northern directions 3 to 4 and in the Aegean Sea locally up to 5 Beaufort.

The temperature will not change significantly.

The weather will not change in the north-eastern part of the country.

The weather on Thursday, October 30

The weather will be generally clear. From noon and from the west, thin clouds that will gradually thicken.

Winds will blow in the west from the south and in the east from the north at 3 to 4 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise.

The weather on Friday, October 31

In the Ionian, western and northern mainland clouds will gradually increase and local showers will occur. In the rest of the country, thin clouds in some places, more dense.

Winds will blow from southern directions in the west 4 to 6 and in the east 3 to 4 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise slightly further in the east and south.