Emergency bulletin and "red alert" for heavy rain and thunderstorms in Crete & Evia today and tomorrow

Emergency bulletin and “red alert” for heavy rain and thunderstorms in Crete & Evia today and tomorrow

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Gale-force winds of 8 to 9 on the Beaufort scale expected in the Aegean, while the bad weather in Crete could last until Sunday

The weather is expected to worsen from today, Wednesday 30 September 2026, across the east and south of the country, with locally heavy rain and thunderstorms, mainly in Crete, as well as very stormy winds in the Aegean.

Weather in detail

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast in places:

a) In Crete (mainly the regional units of Chania and Rethymno) from this evening, Wednesday 30 September, and on Thursday 1 October. The intense weather may at times continue until Sunday morning, 4 October.

b) Temporarily in Evia today, Wednesday 30 September, until the afternoon (orange warning).

Locally very stormy north-easterly winds of 8 to 9 on the Beaufort scale will blow in the Aegean today, Wednesday 30 September, and tomorrow, Thursday 1 October.

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