The weather pattern across the country is becoming increasingly wintry as we approach Christmas and New Year’s.

More specifically:

During the three-day period from Wednesday to Friday (17–19/12), no rainfall is forecast across the country, while sunshine will prevail in most areas. Winds are not expected to exceed 5 Beaufort, and temperatures will not show any significant change.

On Saturday (20/12), increased cloud cover is expected across the country, and in central and especially southern regions, local rain cannot be ruled out. Winds will blow from east–northeast in the north and southeast in the south, with intensities of up to 6 Beaufort, while temperatures will remain unchanged.

Marousakis: Bad weather over the weekend, eastern and southern areas affected
The well-known meteorologist had already pointed out in his previous forecasts that a change in the weather was expected, as the “door” to severe weather systems opens in the coming days.

More analytically, as he explains, from Saturday onward the weather pattern changes completely. Colder air masses from central and northern Europe are expected, temperatures will drop noticeably, and rainfall will gradually turn into snowfall.

In fact, it cannot be ruled out that shortly before the change of the year, we may see snow even at low altitudes.

As the well-known meteorologist stated this morning on OPEN TV, from midday on Saturday the weather pattern will gradually change, bringing significant rainfall and thunderstorms, mainly to western, central, southern, and eastern parts of the country.

These phenomena will be more intense south of Lamia, while the central and southern Ionian Sea, the Peloponnese, the Cyclades, Crete, the Dodecanese, the eastern Aegean, and the Attica–Boeotia region along with Evia are expected to receive the highest amounts of rain and thunderstorms.

With this bout of severe weather, the “road” also opens for further disturbances during the holiday period, bringing us closer to the turn of the year with a more wintry weather pattern, as he notes.

According to Klearchos Marousakis, on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and the following day, it appears that we will experience significant rainfall, as another weather system passes through bringing widespread rain.

Finally, snowfall will mainly occur in the high mountains, temperatures will gradually fall, and the overall setting will become more distinctly wintry.