Over the weekend, cold temperatures and rain will continue across Greece, with strong northerly winds and snowfall in mountainous areas. This pattern will persist into Wednesday, March 25, with chilly weather and rain dominating most parts of the country.

Meteorologist Thodoris Kolydas forecasts cold and wet weather for the weekend, with a north to northeast flow continuing to affect Greece and southeastern Europe. Temperatures will remain below seasonal norms, with rainfall mainly affecting eastern regions, the Aegean, and southern maritime areas. Mountainous regions will experience snowfall, with ski resorts expected to receive fresh snow over the weekend.

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✅Η νέα εβδομάδα δεν φέρνει κάτι ακραίο, διατηρεί όμως έναν καιρό πιο δροσερό και πιο υγρό από τα συνηθισμένα για το τελευταίο δεκαήμερο του Μαρτίου. Η βόρεια έως βορειοανατολική ροή θα εξακολουθήσει να επηρεάζει την Ελλάδα και μεγάλο μέρος της… pic.twitter.com/vmK0wH206L

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The former head of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service notes that the cold and northerly winds will prevail throughout the weekend and, according to forecasts, the conditions will continue into Wednesday, March 25, with temperatures staying low and the weather maintaining clearly winter-like characteristics.

Meteorologist Giorgos Tsatrafyllias states that the cold spell will continue over the weekend, with temperatures remaining low. Today, Saturday, temperatures will rise slightly but will still not reach normal levels for the season. Forecast data indicate that the cold will persist into next week, with rain and snowfall continuing until the first week of April.

Giorgos Tsatrafyllias adds that for March 25, weather conditions will be clearly wintery, with low temperatures, strong winds, and local rain mainly in eastern and southern parts of the country. In mountainous areas, snowfall will continue, while other regions will face rain and ongoing cold.

In his post, the Alpha TV meteorologist also makes an estimate for Easter Sunday, noting that “we may even need to wear short sleeves after roasting the lamb!”

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Today’s weather
Cloudiness is expected in eastern and northeastern mainland areas, the Aegean, and Crete, while the rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies at times denser. Temporary local rain will occur in the Aegean, Crete, the southern Ionian, and eastern and southern mainland areas until midday. Afterwards, similar phenomena will mainly affect eastern Thrace, the Peloponnese, and Crete. Light snowfall will occur in mountainous areas of Central Greece, the Peloponnese, and Crete until the morning. Dust concentrations in the atmosphere will be slightly elevated in places.

Temperatures will range from -2 to 10°C in Western Macedonia, 3 to 13°C in the rest of Macedonia and Thrace, 4 to 14°C in Thessaly, 1 to 15°C in Epirus, 3 to 14°C in Central Greece and the Peloponnese, 6 to 15°C in the Ionian Islands, 5 to 12°C in the northern and eastern Aegean islands, 8 to 12°C in the Cyclades, 9 to 13°C in the Dodecanese, and 7 to 14°C in Crete.

Winds in the Aegean will initially blow from northerly directions at 5 to 7 Beaufort. In the Ionian, winds will initially blow from easterly directions at 2 to 4 Beaufort but will become variable up to 3 Beaufort from midday.

In Attica, cloudiness is expected with a chance of temporary rainfall until midday, mainly in the northern parts of the region. Winds will blow from northerly directions at 2 to 4 Beaufort and in eastern and southern areas at 3 to 5 Beaufort. Temperatures in central Athens will range from 7 to 12°C.

In the Thessaloniki region, partly cloudy skies are expected at times denser. Winds will blow from northerly directions up to 3 Beaufort. Temperatures in central Thessaloniki will range from 7 to 13°C.

Weather on Sunday 22-03-2026
Partly cloudy skies at times denser. Local rain will occur in Crete, the Cyclades, Evia, and Thrace, and from midday mainly in mountainous areas of the rest of the country. Light snowfall will occur locally in mainland mountainous areas.

Winds in the west will be light and variable, while in the east they will blow from northerly directions at 4 to 5 Beaufort, locally in the Aegean up to 6 Beaufort.

Temperatures will rise slightly in eastern and northern areas, reaching 13 to 16°C in most regions and locally up to 17°C in western mainland areas, the Dodecanese, and southern Crete.

Weather on Monday 23-03-2026
Periods of increased cloudiness with local rain initially in eastern and southern areas and from midday in the rest of the mainland and the Ionian. Snowfall will occur in mountainous mainland areas.

Winds in the west will be variable at 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the east, they will blow from northerly directions at 4 to 5 and locally in the Aegean 6 Beaufort.

Temperatures will not change significantly.

Weather on Tuesday 24-03-2026
Cloudiness with local rain and in western and southern areas, mainly coastal and maritime, scattered thunderstorms. Local snowfall will occur in mountainous mainland areas.

Winds in the west will blow from easterly directions and from midday from northerly directions at 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the east, winds will blow from northerly directions at 4 to 6 Beaufort.

Temperatures will not change significantly.

Weather on Wednesday 25-03-2026 (National Holiday)
Periods of increased cloudiness with local rain mainly in eastern and southern areas. Possibility of isolated thunderstorms in the south. Local snowfall will occur in mountainous mainland areas.

Winds will blow from northerly directions, at 3 to 5 Beaufort in the west and 4 to 6 in the east, locally in the Aegean up to 7 Beaufort.

Temperatures will show a slight increase in the west.