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Weather: mercury rises again to 40°C at the weekend – See detailed forecast

The temperature on the mainland will reach up to 37 and locally 38 degrees Celsius, while on the islands it will be much lower - Low risk of fire today

Newsroom July 27 09:31

The temperature will start to climb back up to 40 degrees from Sunday and the next few days, especially on the mainland.

The National Weather Service forecast is that the weather today, Saturday, and into the middle of the week ahead, the weather will be clear, with occasional clouds in just a few areas of the country.

Temperatures on the mainland will reach as high as 37 and locally 38 degrees Celsius, while on the islands it will be considerably lower. Winds will be westerly and northerly without much intensity.

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Meanwhile, according to the Fire Risk Prediction Map issued by the General Secretariat of Civil Protection of the Ministry of Climate Crisis & Civil Protection (civilprotection.gov.gr), a very high fire risk (risk category 4) is predicted for Saturday, July 27, for the following areas:

North Aegean Region (Chios Region, Samos Region, Ikaria Region)

South Aegean Region (Kalymnos Region, Kos Region, Rhodes Region, Karpathos Region)

Region of Crete

The forecast of EMY

WATCH FOR SATURDAY 27/7

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
Generally clear weather with a few occasional clouds on the mainland in the afternoon
Winds will blow in the west variable light and occasionally in the midday hours westerly 3 to 4 and in the east northerly 4 to 6 and in the Aegean Sea locally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly. It will reach 35 to 37 degrees Celsius on the mainland and 38 degrees Celsius locally in the west and Thessaly, 34 to 36 degrees Celsius on the Ionian islands, the islands of the eastern Aegean, the Dodecanese and southern Crete and 31 to 33 degrees Celsius in the rest of the island country.

MACEDONIA, THRAKE
Weather.
Winds: North 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the noon and afternoon hours on the coast, winds will blow from the south with the same intensity.
Temperature: From 20 to 35 and locally up to 36 degrees Celsius. In western Macedonia the minimum will be 2 to 3 degrees lower.

The temperature will be lower or lower in the south-eastern part of the country, with a slight decrease in temperature to 2.5 degrees Celsius.
Ionian ISLAND, HEPIROS, WESTERN STREET, WESTERN Peloponnese
Weather.
Winds: Variable 2 to 4 and occasionally in the midday-afternoon west-northwest up to 4 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 22 to 38 degrees Celsius. In Epirus the minimum will be 3 to 4 degrees lower.

Eastern Sterea, Evia, Eastern Peloponnese
Weather.
Generally general: From the north 3 to 5 and in the east locally 6 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 20 to 36 degrees Celsius.
From 20 to 36 degrees Celsius.

From 20 to 30 degrees Celsius.
CROATIA, CRETE
CROATIA, Crete
Weather.
Winds: From the north 4 to 6 Beaufort and from noon 5 to 7 Beaufort.

Christmas.
Temperature: From 24 to 31 and in southern Crete up to 34 to 35 degrees Celsius.

From 24 to 24 degrees and from 24 to 24 degrees Celsius and from 24 to 24 degrees Celsius.
ANATOLIKO AEGEAN ISLAND – DODEKANISA

Weather.
Generally General – Generally general: North-northwestern 5 to 6 and locally 7 Beaufort.

Temperature: From 25 to 34 to 35 and locally in the Dodecanese up to 36 degrees Celsius.

From 35 to 35 degrees and from 35 to 35 degrees Celsius and from 35 to 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
THESSALY
Thessaly
Weather.
Generally general: Variable 3 to 4 Beaufort.
Temperature: From 20 to 38 and in the Sporades up to 33 degrees Celsius.

From 20 to 20°C and up to 38°F and up to 38° C.
ATTIKA
Atica
Weather: generally clear.
Weather: generally clear.
Winds: North northeastern 3 to 5 and in the east locally 5 to 6 Beaufort.
Temperature: 24 to 36 degrees Celsius. In the coastal areas the maximum will be 2 to 3 degrees lower.

– 24 to 24 degrees Celsius, with a temperature of 24 to 24 degrees Celsius.
THESSALONIKI
Thessaloniki
Weather.
Winds: North 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the midday and afternoon hours the wind will blow from the south with the same intensity.
Temperature: From 23 to 35 degrees Celsius.

From 23 to 35 degrees Celsius.
WATCH FOR SUNDAY 28/7
Warning for Sunday 28/7

Generally clear weather.
Winds will blow in the west northwest 3 to 5 and in the east north 4 to 6 and in the Aegean Sea locally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will rise slightly in the west. It will reach 36 to 38 degrees Celsius on the mainland and 39 degrees in some places in the west, 35 to 36 degrees Celsius on the Ionian islands, the islands of the eastern Aegean, the Dodecanese and southern Crete, and 31 to 33 degrees Celsius in the rest of the island country.

WARNING FOR THE MONDAY 29/7

Generally clear weather. A few occasional clouds will develop in the northern mountains in the afternoon.
Winds will blow from the north from 3 to 5 Beaufort and in the eastern and southern mainland and the Aegean Sea 6 to 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will rise slightly in the Ionian, western and northern continents. It will reach 36 to 38 degrees Celsius on the mainland and 39 to 40 degrees Celsius in the west, 37 degrees Celsius on the Ionian islands, 35 to 36 degrees Celsius on the eastern Aegean islands, the Dodecanese and southern Crete, and 30 to 32 degrees Celsius in the rest of the island country.

WATCH FOR TUESDAY 30/7

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Generally clear weather with a few occasional clouds from noon in the mountains of northern and western mainland Greece.
Winds will blow from the north at 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the Aegean Sea locally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will not change significantly.

The weather will not change in the forecast.
WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY 31/7

Generally clear weather with a few occasional clouds in the continental highlands.
Winds will blow in the west east southeast 3 to 5 Beaufort, gradually turning to northwest with the same intensity, in the east north 4 to 6 Beaufort and in the Aegean Sea locally 7 Beaufort.
The temperature will drop slightly in the east.

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