Today’s weather pattern across Greece, Thursday (5/9), will feature cloudy skies, leading to scattered showers and thunderstorms in some areas during the afternoon.

Temperatures will rise slightly on the mainland but will remain 2-3 degrees cooler in the island regions. Winds will be westerly, with northern winds at sea reaching up to 6 Beaufort.

In Attica and Thessaloniki, the weather will generally be favorable. However, Attica may experience brief cloud cover during midday and afternoon hours, while local rain is possible in the mountainous areas of Thessaloniki.

Temperatures will reach up to 35°C in Athens and up to 32°C in Thessaloniki.

EMY forecast for Thursday

General Overview:
In the Ionian Sea, clouds are occasionally denser, with some scattered local showers. During midday and afternoon hours, local rainfall may occur. In other regions, the weather will generally be clear, with occasional clouds forming over the mainland in the midday and afternoon hours, which could lead to local showers and isolated thunderstorms, particularly in mountainous areas.

During the morning and evening hours, visibility may be locally reduced in the western mainland and the Ionian Sea. Winds will blow from westerly directions in the west and from northerly directions in the east, ranging from 3 to 5 Beaufort, with local gusts up to 6 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea. Temperatures will remain relatively stable, reaching 31 to 33°C in the northern mainland and up to 34°C in certain areas. In the rest of the mainland, temperatures will range between 34 to 36°C, while on the islands, temperatures will be between 30 to 33°C, with the southern regions reaching 34°C.

MACEDONIA, THRACE
Weather. In the midday and afternoon hours, there will be some clouds local rain, and isolated thunderstorms in the mountains.**General Overview:**
Winds: Variable at 3 to 4 Beaufort. By evening in the east, winds will shift to easterly, maintaining the same intensity.
Temperature:** Ranging from 18°C to 33-34°C. In western Macedonia, the minimum temperature will be 2 to 3 degrees lower.

In western Macedonia, the minimum is 2 to 3 degrees lower.

General Forecast:

Ionian Islands, Epirus, Western Sterea, Western Peloponnese
– Weather: Generally clear on the mainland with some clouds developing during midday and afternoon hours, potentially bringing local rain and isolated thunderstorms in mountainous areas.
– Winds: Westerly at 3 to 4 Beaufort.
– Temperature: Ranging from 22°C to 32-33°C. In the interior of Epirus, the minimum temperature will be 2 to 3 degrees lower.

Eastern Sterea, Euboea, Eastern Peloponnese
– Weather: Clouds will develop during midday and afternoon hours, leading to local rain and isolated thunderstorms in the mountains.
– Winds: Variable at 3 Beaufort, increasing to north up to 4 Beaufort in the east.
– Temperature: Ranging from 20°C to 36°C.

Cyclades, Crete
– Weather: Generally clear.
– Winds: North-northwesterly at 4 to 6 Beaufort.
– Temperature: From 22°C to 31°C, reaching 32-34°C in some parts of Crete.

Eastern Aegean Islands – Dodecanese
– Weather: Generally clear.
– Winds: North-northwesterly at 4 to 6 Beaufort.
– Temperature: Ranging from 22°C to 33°C.

Thessaly
– Weather: Generally clear. During midday and afternoon hours, clouds will develop, possibly leading to local rain and isolated thunderstorms in mountainous areas.
– Winds: Variable at 3 to 4 Beaufort.
– Temperature: From 19°C to 35°C. In the Sporades, temperatures will range from 24°C to 30°C.

Attica
– Weather: Generally clear with occasional clouds during midday and afternoon hours.
– Winds: Variable at 3 Beaufort, increasing to north up to 4 Beaufort in the east.
– Temperature: From 21°C to 35°C.

Thessaloniki
– Weather: Generally clear. A few clouds will form during midday and afternoon hours, with possible local rain in nearby mountainous areas.
– Winds: Variable at 2 to 3 Beaufort, occasionally shifting to southerly at 4 Beaufort in the afternoon.
– Temperature: From 21°C to 32°C.

Forecast for Tomorrow (Friday, 06-09-2024):
– Ionian Sea & Epirus: Partly cloudy with local rain and isolated thunderstorms, especially in the Ionian Sea. Thunderstorms may be intense but will weaken by the afternoon.
– Continental Regions: A few clouds, partly cloudy at times, especially in the north during the afternoon, with local rain and isolated thunderstorms.
– Island Regions: Mostly clear with local cloud cover in the north.
– Visibility: In the morning and evening, visibility may be locally limited in the west.
– Winds:
– In the west: Variable at 3 to 4 Beaufort, shifting to westerly, with winds in the Ionian Sea locally reaching up to 5 Beaufort.
– In the east: Northerly winds at 3 to 4 Beaufort, increasing to 4 to 6 Beaufort in the Aegean Sea.
– Temperature:** Remaining stable, reaching 31°C to 33°C in the north, 33°C to 35°C in central mainland regions and the eastern Aegean islands, and 30°C to 32°C in other island regions.