Rather than plummet, Christmas temperatures will soar to 18-19 degrees on Christmas eve. The good weather is ideal for travelers and those who wish to explore the great outdoors.

The Greek police issued a map that details the more dangerous sections of the national road network so that drivers can be careful.

On Wednesday, weather will be fine with frost in the early hours of the morning at central and northern mainland Greece. Mostly there will be fair weather and northerly winds with wind velocity at 5 on the Beaufort scale. Northern and western parts of the country will be mostly fair with temperatures ranging from 0-18 degrees centigrade. Sunny in the east with temperatures between 0-18 degrees centigrade, Aegean isles will have scattered clouds and temperatures from 12 to 19 degrees. Clear skies in Athens with 5-18 degrees and the same for Thessaloniki with 0-15 degrees.

Thursday, December 24, Christmas Eve

There will be fine weather with light clouds in the west and north. Local fog in the early hours in east of the mainland. Wind velocity will be from 3-5 on the Beaufort scale and 6 Beaufort in the Aegean with a gradual weakening. Temperatures will note a slight increase.

Friday, December 25, Christmas Day

A sunny day is expected with clouds in western, central and southern parts of the country. Northerly and northwesterly winds at 4-6 Beaufort and 3-4 Beaufort in the east with gradual decrease.

Saturday, December 26, and Sunday, December 27

East and Southerly parts of the country will not few clouds in local areas. The rest of Greece will have fair weather.Northern and northeasterly winds at 3-5 on the Beaufort scale and 6-7 in the Aegean. A slight drop in temperatures in the east and south of the country.