Rising temperatures, southerly winds and rain will be the main feature of weather in the coming days with a new deterioration expected from sunrise on Sunday with storms affecting Attica, according to meteorologists.

After 9 days with temperatures lower for the season, from today they return to normal values as reported by Meteo, while from Friday to Monday (17/2) it seems that the temperature will rise further and thus will be at higher levels for the season. From next Tuesday a trend for a new drop in temperature appears, about which, however, there is a lot of uncertainty, as the scattering of scenarios shows us.

Meteorologists clash over the weather for Tsiknopempti

However, when it comes to the weather on Tsiknopempti, early estimates have brought disagreement among meteorologists.

Specifically, today (12/2) Klearhos Marousakis made a post in which he says “our global model “Heracles” for several days now has been conveying quite strongly a particularly cold scenario for our country in the new week” and wonders if we will experience Tsiknopempti like in 2004 when a strong wave of cold and snow swept parts of the country.

“It was Tsiknopempti 2004, specifically February 12, 2004, when a strong wave of cold and snow swept parts of our country and from the north. The prefecture of Attica was also strongly affected at that time. Do you think 21 years later we will experience something similar? Our global model “Hercules” for several days now has been conveying quite strongly a particularly cold scenario for our country in the new week. This trend is also maintained in the morning data we just got and even carries it close to Tsiknopempti. We are monitoring this trend closely and will provide more information in the coming days with fresher and more stable data.
For now we are keeping it as a trend!,” he wrote in the post.

Kolydas: Tsiknopempti and the “forecast” of chickens!

Following Klearchos Marousakis’ initial assessment of Tsiknopempti, EMF director Thodoris Kolydas made a post on Facebook stressing that it is quite early to make such a prediction.

“Tsiknopempti and the ‘forecast’ of the Tsiknopempti!”, the EMY director wrote in the caption of his post, indirectly and humorously responding to Klearchos Marousakis’ assessment.

The weather today

Increased clouds with local rain are forecast in the mainland, the Ionian Sea, Crete and after noon in Evia and the Sporades. Sporadic thunderstorms will occur in Western Greece. Snowfall will occur in the mountainous areas of the mainland, northern Evia and in semi-mountainous areas of central and northern Greece. Visibility will be limited in the central and northern mainland and Evia, while frost will occur at night and early in the morning in the northern mainland.

The temperature will range in Northern Greece from -6 to 10 degrees, in Epirus from -1 to 13 degrees, in Thessaly from -1 to 10 degrees, in the Peloponnese from -1 to 13 degrees and in Sterea from -1 to 11 degrees, in the North Aegean islands from 1 to 10 degrees, in the Central and South Aegean from 5 to 13 degrees, in the Ionian from 7 to 14 degrees and in Crete from 5 to 15 degrees.

Winds will blow in the West from southeastern directions from 4 to 6 Beaufort, in the East from various directions from 2 to 4 and in the Southeastern Aegean up to 5 Beaufort.

In Attica, clouds are forecasted to be partly cloudy with local showers from the afternoon. Winds will be variable, light and the temperature will range from 4 to 11 degrees.

In Thessaloniki increased cloudiness with local showers are forecast. Winds will blow from various directions with intensities up to 4 Beaufort and the temperature will range from 4 to 9 degrees Celsius.

The weather on Friday 14-02-2025

In central, eastern Macedonia and Thrace clouds, partly cloudy with a possibility of light local rain. In the rest of the country increasing cloudiness with showers and occasional thunderstorms on the Ionian islands, the western mainland and from midday in Evia, the eastern Aegean islands, the Dodecanese and in places in the Cyclades. Light snowfall will occur in places in the western and northern mountains.

The winds will blow from southern directions 3 to 5 and in the sea, occasionally 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will rise and will be at normal levels for the season. It will reach 12 to 14 degrees Celsius in the northern and central mainland, 15 to 16 degrees Celsius in the rest of the country, 17 and locally 18 degrees Celsius in the Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese.

The weather on Saturday 15-02-2025

Throughout the country, clouds are forecasted, with local rain. Sporadic thunderstorms will occur mainly in the Ionian Sea and on the islands of the eastern Aegean. Snowfall will occur in places mainly in the central and northern continental mountains.

Winds will blow from southerly directions 3 to 5 and locally in the sea 6 Beaufort, but from the afternoon in the north – northeast will shift to northerly directions and will increase to 6 to 7 and locally at night in the northeastern Aegean 8 Beaufort.

The temperature will not change significantly. Frost will occur locally in the northern mainland in the morning and mainly in the evening hours.

The weather on Sunday 16-02-2025

Initially in the Ionian Sea and the western mainland, gradually in the remaining parts of the Peloponnese, the Cyclades, Crete and the Dodecanese clouds are forecasted, partly cloudy with local rain and occasional thunderstorms. In the rest of the country, cloudy at times with local showers and possibly in the northern Aegean isolated thunderstorms. Snowfall will occur in places mainly in the central and southern continental mountains.

Winds in the west will blow from southern directions 4 to 6 and occasionally in the northern Ionian Sea 7 Beaufort, gradually weakening and becoming northerly 3 to 5 Beaufort. In the east, the winds will blow from southerly directions 3 to 5 and in the northeastern Aegean Sea east northeasterly with the same intensity.

The temperature will drop slightly in the west and north.

The weather on Monday 17-02-2025

Across the country, clouds are forecasted to be scattered and intermittently increasing with local rain mainly in the central, eastern and northern regions. Thunderstorms will occur in the morning hours in Crete, the Dodecanese and possibly on the islands of the eastern Aegean. Snowfall will occur in places in the northern mountains.

Winds in the west will blow from northern directions 3 to 4 Beaufort. In the east the winds will be variable 3 to 4 and only in the central and northern Aegean will blow northeast at 4 to 6 Beaufort.

The temperature will not change significantly.