The exodus of Easter excursionists continues with too many people leaving the big cities to spend the holy days traditionally close to nature and their families. The 24-hour strike by the PNO has forced many to postpone their holidays by a day, but from today ferries will unlock the docks. In fact, the weakening of the winds will help for a smoother journey to the islands.
“The safety of coastal transport is our top priority,” said Maritime and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides, who visited the port of Piraeus and specifically gate E-7 this morning, ahead of the departure of Easter excursionists.
According to the booking system of the companies for today Thursday 02/05 from the port of Piraeus 22 ship departures with 25,574 passenger departures have been scheduled, while from the port of Rafina 10 departures with 10,870 passengers.
Yesterday, on Wednesday, 11 ship departures with 11,305 passenger departures were made from the port of Piraeus after 12 midnight, due to the strike of the PNE for May Day.
Weather instabilities
However, forecasts for the weather on Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday are worrying, since according to the latest data from EMY, instability and rainfall will be the main features mainly in the north and west, while Attica, on the contrary, does not seem to be affected.
Characteristic of the post of meteorologist George Tsatrafyllia who spoke of “weather contrasts” in the weather until Easter adding “without problems and land and sea return”.
According to EMY today the weather will be unsettled with local rain and in western and northern mainland Greece isolated thunderstorms.
On Good Friday in the west, central and north, local showers are forecast, with a gradual improvement from the afternoon, while on Good Saturday the weather will be unsettled in the west, north and a part of the eastern Aegean. There is also a chance of rain in Attica.
On Easter Sunday, showers are forecast in the central and southern Aegean, Evia and in parts of eastern Thessaly and eastern Sterea. In the remaining areas there will be only local clouds, but for the most part plenty of sunshine.
On Easter Monday the weather will be generally clear almost all over the country with a few showers expected mainly in the mountains, while the temperature will rise.
The weather today
Showers and sporadic thunderstorms are expected initially in the northern Ionian Sea and areas of Epirus. In the rest of the country there will be a few clouds which will gradually increase and during the day local rain and occasional thunderstorms will occur. There will be relatively high concentrations of Saharan dust in the atmosphere.
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The temperature will range in Western Macedonia from 6 to 23 degrees, in the rest of northern Greece from 6 to 25-26 degrees, in Epirus from 9 to 25-26 degrees, in Thessaly from 8 to 27-28 degrees, in the rest of the continental parts from 10 to 26-28 degrees, in the Ionian Islands from 14 to 25 degrees, in the Aegean islands and Crete from 13 to 24 degrees, while in the East Aegean islands and South Crete the maximum will reach 26 degrees Celsius.
The winds in the Aegean will blow from northwestern directions with intensities of 4-5 and locally in the southern seas 6 Beaufort. Exception are the western parts of the North Aegean where southeast winds with intensities up to 4 Beaufort will prevail. In the Ionian Sea, northwest winds will blow with intensities of 4-5 Beaufort.
