Showers affected the eastern mainland, while local thunderstorms occurred in the Dodecanese on Monday (22/12).

According to the network of automatic weather stations operated by the National Observatory of Athens/Meteo.gr, significant rainfall was recorded in Pelion and the Dodecanese. As shown by the map’s color gradient, the highest rainfall recorded by 17:00 GMT was in Rhodes, reaching 64.4 mm.

Weather outlook for Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service

Cloudy conditions are expected, with periods of partial cloud cover and a few local showers, mainly during the morning hours in eastern Thessaly, the Sporades, Evia, Crete, and the Dodecanese. From midday onward, showers are forecast over the Ionian Sea and will gradually spread to the remaining western regions. In the evening, isolated thunderstorms may occur in the Ionian Sea, possibly locally strong.

During the morning hours, visibility may be locally reduced in the central and northern mainland. In the evening, snowfall is expected in the northwestern mountainous areas. Winds in the west will be east-southeasterly at 4 to 6 Beaufort, increasing to 7 Beaufort over the Ionian Sea. In the east, winds will blow from the north-northeast at 3 to 5 Beaufort, gradually weakening.

Temperatures will reach 10 to 14°C in the central and northern mainland and the northern Aegean, and 15 to 18°C in the rest of the country.